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Meeting Minutes
Thursday, April 09, 2026
9:00 AM
City Commission Meeting
City Hall
City Commission
Eileen T. Higgins, Mayor
Christine King, Chair, District Five
Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner, District One
Damian Pardo, Commissioner, District Two
Rolando Escalona, Commissioner, District Three
Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner, District Four
James Reyes, City Manager
George K. Wysong III, City Attorney
Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk
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9:00 AM INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Present: Chairwoman King, Commissioner Gabela, Commissioner Pardo, Commissioner
Escalona, and Commissioner Rosado
On the 9th day of April 2026, the City Commission of the City of Miami, Florida, met at its
regular meeting place in City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, in regular
session. The Commission Meeting was called to order by Chairwoman King at 9:16 a.m.,
recessed at 12:22 p.m., reconvened at 2:37p.m., and adjourned at 3:06 p.m.
Note for the Record: Commissioner Rosado entered the Commission chambers at 9:17 a.m.,
and Commissioner Gabela entered the Commission chambers at 9:18 a.m.
ALSO PRESENT:
James Reyes, City Manager
George K. Wysong III, City Attorney
Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk
Chair King. And at this time, we're going to have Pastor Garth Dottin of Tabernacle 7th
Avenue -- 7th Day Adventist Church to lead us in prayer. Good morning.
Garth Dottin: Good morning ladies and gentlemen. I'm, going to invite us at this time if we can
just bow our heads for prayer.
Invocation delivered.
Chair King: Thank you. Thank you so much. Commissioner Rosado, would you say the Pledge
of Allegiance for us please?
Pledge of Allegiance delivered.
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PR - PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
PR.1 PROTOCOL ITEM
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Honoree
Fit City Miami Challenge
Presenter
Mayor and
Commissioners
Protocol Item
Certificates
RESULT:
PRESENTED
Chair King: Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the City of Miami Commission
meeting for April 9th, 2026. I apologize that we 're getting started a little bit late. We
had some technical difficulties with our system, but we're going to get going right
now. We're going to start the meeting with some presentations that we have for folks.
Presentations made.
1) Mayor Higgins and Commissioners presented Certificates of Appreciation to the
City of Miami Employees that participated in this year's Fit City Miami Challenge.
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ORDER OF THE DAY
Chair King: Mr. City Attorney, would you please read your statement for the
record?
George Wysong (City Attorney): Yes, Madam Chair. Thank you. George Wysong,
City Attorney, City of Miami. Detailed information about the processes, order of
business, rules of procedure, and scheduling or rescheduling of City Commission
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with the related City requirements for lobbyists before appearing before the City
Commission. A person may not lobby a City official, board member; or staff
member until registering. A copy of the code section about lobbyists is available in
the City Clerk's Office or online at www.municode.com. Any person making a
presentation, formal request, or petition to the City Commission concerning real
property must make the disclosures required by the City Code in writing. A copy of
the City Code section is available at the Office of the City Clerk or online at
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the City Commission must disclose before the hearing any consideration provided
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Commission's discretion. In accordance with Section 2-33(f) and (g) of the City
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indicate, among other things, the public's support, opposition, or neutrality on the
items and topics to be discussed at the City Commission meeting in compliance with
Section 286.0114(4)(c), Florida Statutes. The public has been given the opportunity
to provide public comment during the meeting and within reasonable proximity and
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Communications or view it online at www.lniamigov.com. For PZ (Planning and
Zoning) items today, PZ items shall proceed according to Section 7.1.4 of the
Miami 21 Zoning Ordinance. Parties Jroany PZ items, including any applicant,
appellant, appellee, City staff and any person recognised by the decision -making
body as a qualified intervener, as well as the applicant's representatives and any
experts testing on behalf. of the applicant, appellant, or appellee may be present
physically at City Hall to be sworn in by oath or affirmation by the City Clerk. The
members of the City Commission shall disclose any ex parte communications to
remove the presumption of prejudice pursuant to Florida Statute Section 286.0115
and Section 7.1.4.5 of the Miami 21 Zoning Ordinance. The order of presentation
shall be as set forth in Miami 21 and in the City Code. Staff will briefly present
each item to be heard. The applicant will present its application or request to the
City Commission. If the applicant agrees with the staff recommendation, the City
Commission may proceed to its deliberation and decision. The applicant may also
waive the right to an evidentiary, hearing on the record. For appeals, the appellant
will present its appeal to the City Commission, followed by the appellee. Staff will
be allowed to make any recommendations it may have. Please silence all cell
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Thank you, Madam Chair.
Chair King: Thank you, Mr. City Attorney. Mr. City Clerk, would you please read
your statement?
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Thank you, Chair King. The procedures for
individuals who will be providing testimony to be sworn in for Planning and Zoning
items and any quasi-judicial items on today's City Commission agenda will be as
follows: The members of City staff or any individuals required to be sworn in who
are currently present at City Hall will be sworn in by me, the City Clerk,
immediately after 1 finish explaining these procedures. Those individuals who are
appearing remotely may be sworn in now or at any time prior to the individual
providing testimony for Planning and Zoning items and/or quasi-judicial items.
Commissioners, are you comfortable with all the notice provisions set forth in these
uniform rules of procedure we have established for this meeting?
Chair King: Yes.
Mr. Hannon: Thank you, Chair. Thank you, Commissioners. Chair, may I
administer the oath?
Chair King: Yes, please.
Mr. Hannon: Thank you, Chair. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. If you will be
speaking on any of today's Planning and Zoning items, those are the PZ items, may
I please have you stand and raise your right hand?
Chair King: Todd, I'm getting some feedback from the audience that they can't
hear you. Really? Yeah, they said they can't hear.
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Mr. Hannon: My, apologies, Chair. I'll speak closer to the microphone.
Chair King: Better? Better?
The City Clerk administered oath required under City Code Section 62-1 to those
persons giving testimony on zoning items.
Mr. Hannon: Thankyou, Chair.
Chair King: Thank you. Mr. City Manager, do you have any items that will be
deferred or withdrawn from this agenda?
James Reyes (City Manager): Good morning, Madam Chair; Madam Mayor,
Commissioners. At this time, the Administration would like to defer and/or
withdraw the following items: SR.1, to be withdrawn; RE.4, deferred until April
23rd; and BC.2, deferred until April 23rd. That completes our items.
Commissioner Gabela: Can you repeat that again? I'm sorry.
Mr. Reyes: Absolutely. SR.1, to be withdrawn; RE.4, deferred until April 23rd;
BC.2, deferred until April 23rd.
Commissioner Gabela: Thankyou.
Chair King: Mr. City Attorney, I believe we have a pocket item.
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair, I have the pocket item in my possession.
Chair King: Would you please read the title for the record?
Mr. Hannon: Thank you. It pertains to a pocket item hoard appointment by
Commissioner Escalona. And basically, it's a resolution of the Miami City
Commission appointing a certain individual as a member of the Code Enforcement
Board jbr a term as designated herein. The appointee's name is Moshe Malka, and
obviously, being nominated by Commissioner Rolando Escalona to the District 3
seat on the Code Enforcement Board. Thank you, Chair.
Chair King: Thank you. Gentlemen, are there any items that you would like to have
withdrawn or deferred from this agenda?
Commissioner Escalona: No.
Chair King: No?
Commissioner Pardo: No, Madam Chair. I just have some cosponsors that I want to
-- I can do that later.
Chair King.• Our City Clerk is going to do that.
Commissioner Pardo: Okay.
Chair King: May I have a motion to set the agenda?
Commissioner Gabela: Motion.
Commissioner Escalona: Move.
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Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Motion -- the agenda is set.
[Later...]
Chair King: We are going to begin with our discussion items. The first discussion
item, D1.1. Commissioner Gabela, I believe this is your item.
Commissioner Gabela: Yes, it is so --
Chair King: Do we need the City Manager?
Commissioner Escalona: I'll give him a call.
Chair King: Mr. City Clerk, can you contact the City Manager to see --?
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): I believe the chief -- Fire Chief is reaching out
(INAUDIBLE).
Chair King: The Fire Chiefly standing in for the City Manager?
Commissioner Escalona: No, he's tracking down.
Chair King: Oh. I was like, what? What?
Commissioner Rosado: He's very talented.
Chair King: Did you see the confusion on my face?
Commissioner Gabela: You want to take another one up while we wait?
Chair King: I think we need him for all of them, though. Mr. City Clerk, would you
read your sponsorships?
Mr. Hannon: Thank you, Chairwoman King. 1 have a few sponsor and cosponsor
announcements to make on the record. Mayor Higgins will be sponsoring RE.1,
FL.1, and FL.2. Chairwoman King will be sponsoring FL.1 and FL.3.
Commissioner Pardo will be cosponsoring PH.13, RE.7, RE.12, and FR.7.
Commissioner Escalona will be cosponsoring RE.7. Commissioner Rosado will be
cosponsoring PH.13 and RE.7. Thank you, Chair.
Chair King: Thank you. Our city manager is on the way, so we'll give him a ,few
minutes.
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ALL ITEM(S)
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DISCUSSION ITEM
19177 PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED ONLINE BY MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC FOR THE APRIL 9, 2026, CITY COMMISSION MEETING.
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RESULT: PRESENTED
Chair King: And at this time, anyone who wishes to speak for public comment,
please step forward, five at a time. Good morning.
Ulises Arias: Hi, good morning. My name is Ulises Arias, and I live at 7171
Southwest 5 Terrace, and I'm here to speak regarding the Ludlam Trail
development. Good morning, honorable Mayor and distinguished members of the
Commission. My name is Ulises Arias, and I'm a real estate broker in the city of
Miami. 1 raise today in strong support of the Ludlam Trail. I'm very familiar with
the property. It's a Dade County Public School property. 1 live about five, six blocks
from there. It used to be a transportation terminal. As a matter of fact, I'm very
surprised why they haven't been cited because the buildings are kind of falling
apart and it's the property that looks the worst in the area. Miami -Dade County
faces a persistent teacher shortage largely driven by the high cost of living in
Miami -Dade County compared to the salary that they receive. Affordable well -
located housing will be -- will play a large role in retaining and obtaining new
teachers for Dade County public schools. The location is excellent in my view
because it sits right next to (UNINTELLIGIBLE) corridors. It's three blocks away
from 826, about four blocks away from 836, so it's very helpful for any teachers or
staff for Miami -Dade County Public Schools to move around the county and they'll
be very well located. So, I urge all of you to vote in support. This is a great
initiative. Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Horacio Stuart Aguirre: Good morning, Mayor Higgins, Chair King,
Commissioners. Horacio Stuart Aguirre, as chair of the Miami River Commission,
before you for four items real quickly, thanking Commissioner Gabela for strong
sponsorship of the Allapattah CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency). The
Miami River Commission strongly supports the creation of the Allapattah CRA. The
Miami district is -- the Miami River District is in Allapattah, and it's probably the
largest portion, so we strongly support the Allapattah CRA. Commissioner Pardo, I
know that you work closely with Commissioner Gabela. He's expressed your
appreciation for that. So, thank you very much, gentlemen. Commissioner Gabela,
Mayor Higgins, we thank you also for your efforts to clean up Wagner/Seybold
Creek. That is the most polluted body of water in the state of Florida. And I'd like to
mention strongly that that pollution does not originate in the Miami River. It is
solely uniquely to this particular tributary, and it originates largely from the area
around 20th Street, mostly human pollution, feces to be specific. So, we strongly
support the little machines, the little vacuum cleaners that will be in the water. They
in no way replace the large Scavenger 45, 50-foot boats. Those do a wonderful
heroic job, but they cannot go into the shallow waters and the narrow waters of
Seybold. Commissioner Pardo, we strongly support the funding for Fort Dallas
Park for the fort worker's house. That is a historic -- in the city of Miami. And
thank you for that. Willy Gort is something that did not come up before the River,
Commissioner, but Vice Chair Murley, Brett Bibeau, and I strongly support the
creation of the Willy Gort Way. Many people remember Willy Gort as a
commissioner. Few people know that he was also mayor.
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Chair King: Thank you. Thank you. Good morning.
Stanley Young: Good morning, Commissioners, Mayor, the City Attorney. My name
is Chaplain Stanley Young, 500 Northwest 2nd Avenue, here in Miami. I always
enjoy coming down here sharing with you guys concerning the issue that I see on a
weekly basis on the streets of Miami, and that's really the plight of those who are
coming out of our prisons and jails. Mayor, I have called your office several times
to try to get a meeting, a sit-down with you and the City Manager to really go over
what you are doing and what really needs to be done in this particular area. But
I'm speaking on the PC -- PH (Public Hearing) items, PH.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. I love
to see what you are doing concerning housing. You're moving greatly.
Chairwoman, I want to say thank you for the first-time homebuyer. It's really,
really helping those ones who are getting into that home that they really need. But
we still need to continue to push. We still need to develop homes people need to live
in, people need to habitate [sic] in because I meet homeless people every week on
the streets who need a place to stay, an affordable house to live in. So, I'm here to
encourage each and every one of you, continue to press forward. Sir, Mr.
(UNINTELLIGIBLE), I want to meet with you, I want to talk with you concerning
this particular subject. I understand it's a passion of yours, and I just here just to
share my heart. I'm not here complaining. I'm not here to pull nobody down. I'm
not -- I'm here to lift us up, you know. When I pull you down, I go down too. So,
let's continue to work on housing. Thank you. God bless. May you have a wonderful
day.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Elvis Cruz: Good morning. Elvis Cruz, 631 Northeast 57th Street. For Item PZ.1,
it's important to know the big picture on citywide density. In 2016, the Planning
Department calculated Miami's maximum density potential, and they found the city
was already zoned to allow the construction of eight times more housing units than
were counted in the 2010 census. So, we were already zoned to enable eight times
that population. That factor of eight was before adding subsequent special area
plans, before adding or transferring bonus density for affordable housing, like this
item today, before adding bonus .floors to transit -oriented developments or via
transfer of development rights, which can then buy transfer of development density,
before any Live Local Act buildings, before ADUs (Accessory Dwelling Units),
before adding Rapid Transit Zoning, before adding the Transit Station
Neighborhood Developments, before adding Commissioner Pardo's 48-story high-
rise condos on Watson Island, before all the upzonings that have happened since
2016, before adding Commissioner Pardo's doubling of density in Edgewater,
before adding any other height and density bonuses that have been invented since
then. There have been several. It's hard to keep track. We don't have the
infrastructure to handle all that density. It's not just about traffic. There's also
potable water supply, sewage treatment capacity, garbage disposal capacity, per
capita park space, and hurricane evacuation time. Miami 21 and the comp plan
speak of protecting neighborhood character and scale. At a minimum, you should
exclude historic districts and NCDs (Neighborhood Conservation Districts) from
this legislation. Please stop the insanity. Please vote no on anything that increases
height or density. In closing, I'd like to ask everyone here who is in opposition to --
Chair King: Thank you.
Mr. Cruz: -- PZ.1 --
Chair King: Thank you.
Mr. Cruz: -- please raise your hands and be --
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Chair King: Elvis, thank you.
Mr. Cruz: -- recognized.
Applause.
Chair King: Please no --
Mr. Cruz: Thank you.
Chair King: -- clapping. No clapping. If you want to, go like that.
Commissioner Pardo: Madam Chair, one thing. I know there 's a policy not to
mention a commissioner's name specifically so they're not weaponized politically
from the outside.
(COMMENTS MADE OFF THE RECORD)
Commissioner Pardo: And I think -- I think -- I think that that should be followed if
that's the policy.
(COMMENTS MADE OFF THE RECORD)
Mr. Cruz: Why is that not a freedom of speech issue?
Chair King: Thank you. For everybody, it's -- that's a sticky -- it -- they say it, they
catch me off guard. I've said it, and for me, I don't care if they say my name or not.
And I try -- I tried to get it through, but you know.
Commissioner Pardo: For the record, I don't care either, hut if there's a policy,
then there's a policy.
Chair King: Good morning.
Terrell Fritz: Good morning, Madam Chair, Commissioners, Mayor; and City
Manager. Terrell Fritz, director of the Flagler BID (Business Improvement
District), but speaking today as a homesteaded resident at 111 East Flagler Street
in Downtown Miami on the DI.4 issue. We continually hear that residents
contribute 58 percent of the DDA (Downtown Development Authority) budget, but
most of that contribution comes from non -homesteaded units, investment properties,
rentals, and second homes that function as commercial real estate. Homestead
residents contribute under 9 percent of the DDA budget, and the per unit cost, often
less than $100 per unit, is minimal. This is not a double tax. It's a modest
contribution towards cleanliness, safety, and public realm improvements that drive
property values and livability. Most importantly, Downtown Miami should not be
viewed as competing districts, Brickell versus Downtown versus Edgewater. We
have an identity issue. The word "downtown" is used to mean both the Historic
Flagler core and Downtown Miami as a whole. Yet, anyone flying into MIA (Miami
International Airport) can quickly see where Downtown Miami is. It's a dense,
unmistakable skyline. Flagler is not. It's a part of downtown, but it is not the
entirety. Downtown Miami should be understood instead as a mosaic of
neighborhoods; Brickell Village, Brickell Key, West Brickell, the Flagler mixed -use
neighborhood, Miami Central, Miami World Center, the Arts & Entertainment
District, and Edgewater. Each at different points in the development cycle, but all
interdependent. There will be moments when stronger neighborhoods support those
still emerging or those that have seen better clays. But the DDA is the only
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mechanism we have to address the downtown as a whole. The question is not
whether residents are overpaying, it's how we ensure that this modest contribution
continues to deliver real value to Downtown Miami. I'm going to now ask -- invite
you all to join us this weekend for Heritage Days on Flagler to celebrate 130 years
since Henry Flagler brought the FEC (Florida East Coast) into Downtown Miami.
Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Henrietta Schwarz: Good morning. My name is Henrietta Schwarz, and 1 live at
2627 South Bayshore Drive. Thank you all for being here and listening to us
because residents take their time to come here and speak to you and want to speak
to your faces, not to -- while you're looking at your screens or your phones or
talking to others. You started the meeting with a great thing, which was
complimenting people on health. Health and wellness of the city is so important,
and you're giving a proclamation today for it, yet we are seeing our parks
disappear. I am in favor of RE.8. I support Commissioner Pardo on that initiative,
and I hope you will too. On PZ.1, let's get to the gorillas in the room because, as
you noticed, there are many people here on PZ.1, and they are looking to you,
Madam Mayor, to offer something to the residents because 25 of us showed up to a
PZAB (Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board) meeting where this was deferred.
Thirty-six of us showed up to the PZAB meeting that was cancelled because it was
held on Passover. Wow, that's not an important holiday for anybody. And now, here
we are asking you to reconsider because this is not a holistic amendment and
everybody knows it because given a little chink in the mail, the developers go
bananas, and then you tell us you can't do anything because you're going to be
sued. Well, we know differently. You have the power. You are sitting here. You are
our representatives, and the residents are here begging you to reconsider an
amendment that is going to dramatically change the face of historic and NCDs.
Thank you for listening to me.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Debbie Dolson: Good morning. Debbie Dotson, 4205 Lennox Drive, Coconut
Grove. I'd first like to speak about RE.8, the allocation of funds. I'm very much in
favor of this because we all know that West Grove needs affordable housing and the
residents can't -- are increasingly unable to find that there. Over almost 60 years
that I've lived here, 1 have seen so many changes in West Grove, and I've worked at
-- I volunteered at the Coconut Grove Crisis Food Pantry for over 10 years and
have met person after person after person that needs a roof over their heads that
they can afford. We can help at our food pantry with food, but we cannot help with
affordable housing, but that is something that you can do. So, 1 hope that all of you
will consider this and approve -- approve the funds allocated, sory, for affordable
housing. Park improvements and playground equipment in District 2, how can you
say no to the kids? My sister, my own children, and now my grandchildren are
playing in the same park, the neighborhood park close to where we live. That's
three generations, and it's our responsibility to keep those parks safe, have good
equipment, and maintenance for the future for the next generation. PZ.1, the
transfer of development density, you're going to hear a lot from a lot of people. I'd
just like to say that this may be good for District 5. That's -- I understand that and I
think that's fine, but not citywide, not for the NCDs, which explicitly target
controlled density. One size does not fit all, so please exclude historic districts and
NCDs from PZ.1. Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
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Andy Parrish: Good morning, Commissioners. I'm not going to jump in right now
on PZ.1. I was one of the gorillas that was there at these meetings. So, if it was
deferred at PZAB, which I used to be the vice chair of I think you should wait until
PZAB hears it before taking it up, hut I'll leave others to that. I wanted to thank
Commissioner Pardo for paying attention as he has to the West Grove and trying to
get money to do that. But it really layers into my more important message is I think
this -- the Commission and the City are really making a mistake putting all -- and I
know Christine King, this is dear to your heart -- concentrating on providing roofs
over people's heads, which is important. We have a housing crisis. But high-rises
are not the only way we should go. You should bring Liz Plater-Zyberk back here
again. She has lots of ways we can increase our density without just building high-
rises. I built 20 -- two dozen homes in the West Grove back in the '90s and early
2000s, when land admittedly was cheap. Maybe you can't do single-family homes,
but eyes on the street, people walking their dogs, kids, they don't really exist so
much in high-rises. There's a place for high-rises, but not in our neighborhoods,
which are going extinct. So, I'd like to leave you with that. One last thing regarding
to RE.4, which has been deferred. Thank you, Mayor, for doing exactly what you
said you were going to do. And I will just leave you with that. I would like to reduce
the burden on you commissioners. I really think we need nine commission districts.
It's going to come before you because there's a ballot initiative that's going to be
corning up, and I'd like you to think about neighborhoods and how you each could
represent the neighborhoods where you can concentrate your efforts and be more
responsive to the people. The city lays out pefectly in nine districts according to
the Voting Rights Act. And if you will just really take a hard look at that, I think
you'll be happier, your citizens will be happier. Let's go to nine districts. Let the
people vote on this. Thank you very much.
Chair King: Thank you.
Mr. Parrish: And thank you, Mayor.
Chair King: Good morning.
John Dolson: John Dolson, 4205 Lennox Drive, Coconut Grove. I want to say I
really strongly support the allocation of funds for -- that's in RE.8 for Village West.
A lot of good stuff has happened this year. Virrick Pool's about to open up. There's
a lot of really good stuff going there. Keep it up. That's the right thing to do. In
terms ofPZ.1, transfer of development density, we really need to protect our NCDs.
One size does not fit all. And we've got to do something about the density increase.
One -- so I'd say no. Also, since you didn't show up, P&Z (Planning and Zoning)
didn't show up and the public didn't have a chance to comment on it, at the very
least, let the public have a meeting with PZ [sic] before you vote on this thing. And
one last thing, 1 want to echo something that Andy just said. 1 am thrilled to be
looking at you guys and this commission, which is a relatively new commission. We
swapped a bunch of people out; some bad actors are gone. We've got our new
mayor. I'm really thrilled with what we've got up on the dais. Now I want nine of
you, not five of you. We have 100,000 people per commissioner that you represent.
I'd prefer to have it down there at 35 or 40, like a national average. We're at the
bottom eight of a hundred -- a hundred cities. Give you a chance to walk your
district and really get to know people. So, anyway, keep up the good work and let's
get more of you with the Stronger Miami petition. Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Reynold Martin: Good morning. I'm Reynold Martin, at 3325 Percival Avenue, in
Coconut Grove. I'm here on behalf of St. James Baptist Church Homeowners and
Tenants Association of West Grove and Grove Rights and Community Equity,
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where I serve as the president. And 1 want to thank you for, Commissioner, all that
you're doing in Coconut Grove. We certainly need the help. We've been displaced,
and you know how much we've been displaced in that area. And the money that's
being proposed for affordable housing is phenomenal, and we appreciate the effort
that you're making in our community, as well as trying to protect our parks. I grew
up in Coconut Grove, and I'd like to see some things improved there, especially in
the parks where our kids, you know, spend a lot of their time. We oppose the -- what
is it, SR.1 -- not SR.1, I'm sorry, PH.1. And I think that Miami 21 protects the
NCDs. We need protection. Please consider what's happening with us in Coconut
Grove. Like I said, one size does not fit all. We need protection in District 2, and we
would appreciate your consideration of not passing this if it negatively impacts us
in that district. Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Kyle Hazlewood: Good morning. My name is Kyle Hazlewood. I reside at 1424
Northeast Miami Place, and I'm here to speak on DI.4 and RE.8. As a young
downtown resident, the rapid redevelopment and revitalization of my neighborhood
is very inspiring to me. A robust urban core signals a thriving metropolis. This is
why the DDA is so important to our neighborhood. Having an organization that's
charged with stimulating small business growth, ensuring our streets are kept clean
and free of graffiti and attracting businesses to our neighborhood that would
otherwise take their business elsewhere ensures that during this pivotal moment for
downtown smaller players are not left behind. If the DDA did not reinvest this
money, into our neighborhood, what would our neighborhood look like? How many
businesses that we enjoy would not be there? How many storefronts would still be
boarded up while new towers rise? If you have a million -dollar property, you pay
around $450 a year to the DDA. That's $37.50 a month, which is around what I pay
for Netflix and Hulu, and those companies definitely don't beautify my
neighborhood. Investing in downtown should be a top priority for our city. This
sentiment is also why I support the allocation o f funds from the Public Benefit Trust
Fund for affordable housing and park improvement within District 2. In my view, it
is only fair that funds collected within our district be reinvested into our public
spaces. With more and more development occurring in our district and more people
moving to our neighborhood, it will only become more crucial that we invest in
maintaining our parks and affordable housing. Additionally, people come from all
over the county to enjoy our parks, so it's important that we combat wear and tear
and invest in maintaining them. Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Ailette Rodriguez -Diaz: Good morning, Madam Chair, Commissioners, Madam
Manager, Town [sic] Manager. My name is Ailette Rodriguez -Diaz, administrative
director with Miami -Dade County Public Schools. Our address is 1450 Northeast
2nd Avenue. My' suite is 776, Miami, Florida 33132. On behalf of Miami -Dade
County Public Schools, we are here in support of Item RE.13. This item advances
affordable and workforce housing, prioritizing our teachers and the Miami -Dade
County Public Schools workforce while allowing for onsite educational space to
support our students and the community. This item also reflects strong alignment
between the City and the school district, including our shared goals of housing
stability, educational opportunities, and building a sustainable workforce pipeline.
We appreciate the partnership and look forward to moving this work forward
together. Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
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Marlene Ervin: Good morning. My name is Marlene Ervin. I live at 3066
Washington Street in North Coconut Grove. Good morning to all of you and Mayor.
I'd like to speak on RE.8. I support this investment in affordable housing and parks
in District 2. Directing development -related public benefits to affordable housing
and park improvements is a very constructive use of those dollars, especially when
it helps neighborhood stability and quality of life. So thank you, to go unnamed.
Chair King: Thank you.
Ms. Ervin: Second, on PZ.1, please do not move forward with this expansion
without evidence that the current program is working and without a clear
understanding of the cumulative impacts of development as outlined by Elvis. If this
item advances, NCDs and historic districts must be expressly carved out. And if
added density is being granted in the name of affordable housing, then affordable
or workforce housing should be required as part of this proposal. On the changing
of the mayor's election, it's too narrow and risks creating more confusion. This is
not real reform. The broader Stronger Miami petition supports a more
comprehensive approach; even -year elections for both the mayor and the
commission, expanding representation from five to nine districts, and fair
redistricting rules that keep neighborhoods whole and prevent partisan
manipulation. Twenty, thousand signatures have already been submitted and are
being verified to get this on the ballot., so why don't we look towards that. Thank
you very much.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Alex Rizo: Good morning, Madam Commissioner -- Madam -- oh, Madam Chair.
Councilmembers, good morning, or commissioners, Madam Mayor -- sounds good
to say that -- Mr. Manager, good morning. State Representative Alex Rizo, District
112, 601 West 43rd Place, in Hialeah, Florida. Thank you for allowing me over
Flagler without many problems. I have the great honor of representing a large
portion of the city of Miami, and I'm here to speak on RE.13, affordable housing
and workforce housing. I am in support in general of this item. I think that Miami is
poised right now to show the rest of the state and the rest of the nation what we can
do when we start using land to help ease one of the worst situations that we have
and it's a housing crisis. So, not just the number of units, but the affordability of
units, and it's making people leave Miami -Dade County, as you know. And so, we --
even though Florida is growing, South Florida is growing in different sections and
different areas. And so, I think that obviously the final details and working with the
School Board need to be hashed out, but I think that with this you can do so many
things with this one agenda and you can lead. Miami -Dade and City of Miami can
lead in so many places. City -- County of Hillsborough is starting to close schools.
Broward County is closing schools. Miami -Dade County is now starting to talk
about what they do with land and the number of schools that have to be part of a
contraction, but it's a reimagining of what the school system can do with its
municipality. So, I urge you to move quickly. Obviously, look at the details and
work with the School Board, but I think that working hand in hand, that this can be
something that is laudable for the rest of the country. Thank you very much.
Chair King: Thank you, and thank you for your service.
Mr. Rizo: Thank you.
Chair King: Good morning.
Antonio Divine: Good morning, Madam Chair. My name is Antonio Divine. I live at
328 Southwest 71st Avenue, Miami, Florida 33144. And probably I am one of the
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nails that through history bother a lot this city because 1 tend to fight for the
citizens' right. I'm here to speak about ER.13 [sic], the apartments or low-income
housing for teachers, which I support because 1 feel teachers is a profession that is
forgotten. They are underpaid, they don't have enough to pay sometimes the
housing here, and they have to live very far to get -- I live one block away from
where that's going to be built, and that land is totally abandoned for years. I've
been complaining to different mayors through the years to fix it, but nothing has
been done. So, I do support the building, but my fear is, as now, is that for the
longest time, the neighbors been asking to put some kind of speed bumps or
something to stop the traffic around there. And 1 just can't imagine the amount of
traffic and the speed that we're going to have once those apartments are built. I
mean, there are 425 units. So, we are a small neighborhood. I've been living there
since 1977, and I've seen how the neighborhood has deteriorated. I see Coconut
Grove going fantastic, Allapattah looking beautiful. And just now, under Ros --
Commissioner Rosado, I've seen that they're planting trees, fixing at least the
sidewalks.
Chair King: Thank you.
Mr. Divine: So, please, put your heart and make the right choice.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Carolyn Donaldson: Good morning, Madam Chair, Madam Mayor,
Commissioners. My name is Carolyn Donaldson. I am the vice chair for GRACE,
Grove Rights and Community Equity, Inc. I'm here to convey that GRACE strongly
supports Agenda Item RE.8, which allocates $15 million for affordable housing and
park improvements in District 2, as proposed by Commissioner Damian Pardo.
These funds were generated from development within the district and should be
invested back into our communities and supporting housing in Little Bahamas and
enhancing the quality of life for families, seniors, and for children throughout the
neighborhoods. However, as it relates to PZ.1, we must he clear, GRACE cannot
support this item as presented. Under Miami 21, Neighborhood Conservation
Districts, NCDs, are essential protections that preserve the character and the
cultural identity of the Grove. And so, we would like to guard against
overdevelopment and displacement. These NCDs must be explicitly carved out of
this legislation. Absent that protection and the satisfactory redraft, we're obligated
to withhold our support. We're not opposed to the development, but it must be
responsible, must be balanced, and it must protect existing residents. Development
should not come at the cost of displacement. Good morning.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Janine Pickens: Good morning. Good morning, Chair, board members, Mayor.
Thank you so much for your time. My name is Janine Pickens. I am an Overtown
resident and small business owner. I previously submitted a one page proposal
requesting the establishment of a small business micro grant pilot program and I
provided clarification to staff on February 13th, 2026. I want to reiterate for the
record that this is not an application for an existing grant cycle but a request for
board direction to establish a consistent and transparent framework for Overtown-
based small businesses. As the hoard considers multiple grant awards and
development -related funding today, I am requesting that the existing Overtown-
based small businesses be intentionally included in these opportunities moving
forward. I respectfully request staff review and guidance on next step. Thank you. I
had to read to make sure I stay within time. Okay. Thank you so much for your time
and have a great day.
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Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Paris Wallace: Good morning, everyone. Paris Wallace, 2678 Tigertail. Thank you
so much for being here today. I'm here to speak on two things quickly. The first is
RE.8, which I support. I think it's much needed funds and very well stewarded by
our commissioner in D2 (District 2). Secondly, I'd like to talk about PZ.1. Like
everyone has said, I'm also opposed. I think NCDs should be carved out, but I
really think it goes to a broader issue. When everyone here raises their hands
because they have to come and speak on these issues I think it's because there's no
master plan. We don't know what we're building towards. We know what the
problems are. We don't know what we're building towards. And the leadership that
I see around the dais today can definitely figure this out. So, as opposed to having
plans that make us all show up with -- upset, tell us where we're going in the next
ten years, the next 25 years. Tell us the plan, how we're going to get there on
affordability, infrastructure, what the city is going to look like, and so we can come
up and support you and say, yes, we are for this plan. And when a proposal like this
comes up, you can say, hey, here's the master plan, here's how it fits within this
master plan, here's why it makes sense, here's why we want your support. And we
will come and we will help you do that work. But as long as we have a disjointed,
unclear future, it's very hard for us as a city to be able to understand where we're
going and to support the wonderful leaders who we put on the dais to be able to
represent and build these plans. So, thank you so much for your time and hopefully
you'll reconsider and send this back to PZAB and the PZAB meeting will happen
and so the residents will actually get their say on this. Thank you so much.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Joseph Salzverg: Good morning, Madam Chair, members of the Commission,
Mayor, and City Manager who 's pulling off a suit I could never pull off. My name is
Joseph Salzverg, 333 Southeast 2nd Avenue, Suite 3200, in beautiful Downtown
Miami, Florida 33131. Many of you know that I've had the honor of representing
the DDA for nearly a decade as external counsel, mostly focused on soliciting and
garnering health and human services as well as infrastructure funds. I've had the
opportunity to work under four separate chairs, mostly working with Chairman
Reyes, may he rest in peace, and his staff and then most recently with Chairman
Rosado, who's really hit the ground running. I got up today because I wanted to
talk about my family's personal story to the DDA and not -- and Downtown Miami,
not so much my professional capacity. In 1968, my grandfather, who cane from
Cuba and New York, immigrated to Miami, and with four other Jewish Cuban
retailer families, three others, purchased 144 East Flagler. Part of my family still
owns that building today. They were not real estate folks, they were retailers. 1968,
they came here one year after the DDA was created. My, father and my grandfather,
my uncle, over the next 40 years had up to seven stores in downtown Miami, Ace
Sports, Planet Reebok, Nike Shop, and I will tell you, as somebody who grew up in
Westchester but spent all his time in downtown working in those stores, the DDA
over those 40 years was an incredible partner. Really was. Is the DDA perfect? No.
No organization is. But I want to say that over the last 40 years, my family has
thrived, now not so much in retail, with the DDA as partnership. We got to employ
over that time a lot of folks that lived in the area. I want to share that story. I
remain available to speak with any of you. But the DDA 's work is important to our
urban core. Is there refinement that can happen? Absolutely. But please don't
abandon the work that they're doing. Thank you all for your time.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Liliana Collazo: Good morning, Madam Chair, Madam Mayor and Commissioners.
Liliana Collazo, 201 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 2600, Miami, Florida 33131
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-- 33131. I would like to read into the record a letter that was transmitted to the
Honorable Mayor and members of the City Commission from Joseph S. Geller,
School Board member, District 3 from the Miami -Dade Public Schools. Dear
Mayor and Commissioners, I write to you in my capacity as a member of the
Miami -Dade County Public School Board, representing District 3, which includes
the Brickell community. As you engage in ongoing discussions regarding the role
and future of the Miami Downtown Development Authority, I respectfully offer my
strong support for the agency and its continued work in the urban core. I have seen
firsthand the meaningful and sustained impact the DDA has had on public
education in Downtown Miami, particularly at Southside Preparatory. Academy, a
school located in Brickell that serves families from across the broader downtown
area. The DDA has consistently demonstrated that it is more than an economic
development entity. It is a community partner. Through initiatives such as food
drives, toy giveaways, and direct engagement with families, the DDA has provided
critical support that helps ensure students are able to succeed both inside and
outside the classroom. Most significantly, the DDA has played an active role in
advancing the expansion of Southside Preparatory Academy. Through staff time,
advocacy, and sustained engagement, the DDA helped support efforts to bring
forward a new school facility in an area that has long needed additional public
school capacity. Equally important was its role in championing an innovative
concept, integrating affordable workforce housing for teachers within the school
itself: This forward -thinking approach strengthens our schools and helps address
broader challenges facing our educators and our city. Even in more recent efforts,
the DDA continues to create opportunities for our students.
Chair King: Thank you.
Ms. Collazo: Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you.
Ms. Collazo: Thank you.
Chair King: Good morning.
Camilo Mejia: Good morning, Madam Chair, Commissioners, Mayor Higgins.
Happy to see you all. My name is Camilo Mejia. I am the senior director of Catalyst
Miami. We're at 3250 Southwest 3rd Avenue. We are a member of the Public Land
for Public Good Coalition, and I'm here to speak on DI.1, and basically just to
make the same arguments that we have been making for years. And now that this
item has come up again, we really support the district commissioner's goal of
building affordable housing in the project. But we feel that community
participation, meaningful community participation is going to be vital for any
project. We believe that community members should also have a seat at the
selection board. And we think that community participation leading up to even a
community benefits agreement should be the norm, not only for this project, but for
all use of public land by the city. And while we're at that, I'd also like to say that we
support RE.13. Needless to say, we have an affordable housing crisis and helping
our teachers remain in our community should be a priority for everyone. So, please
vote yes. Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Eulois Cleckley: Good morning, Chairwoman King, Madam Mayor, members of the
Commission. I'm Eulois Cleckley, I'm CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of the
Underline, and I'm here to speak in support of RE.13. The Underline, we all know,
is a ten -mile transportation corridor that connects communities. Within our
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corridor, we have approximately 114,000 residents and 24 schools that we help
serve. But we also understand the importance of affordable housing and workforce
housing. And having that access to transportation quarters from a regional
perspective is very critical to the success of the City of Miami and Miami -Dade
County as a whole. So, this particular project, referencing RE.13, not only supports
teachers, but also supports our community. Workforce housing is good policy to
help support and help fund and essentially allows the ease of recruiting highly
qualified educators to come and actually live and work in Miami -Dade County. So,
the Ludlam Trail is a regional spine, very similar to the Underline. And these four
blocks that are being proposed to be built really provides an advancement in
regional connectivity and helps us move forward with the Miami Loop, which
creates additional regional connectivity from a mobility, safety, and accessibility
standpoint. So, using the public trust funds makes sense, it's good policy, and it
really helps to build our community serving infrastructure, so we support this item.
We support our teachers here in the city ofMiami and we support connectivity. And
we 're asking you to vote yes on RE.13. Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Angelo Remuzgo: Good morning, Mayor. Good morning, Chairwoman and
Commissioners. My name is Angelo Remuzgo and I serve as a Legislative Aid for
County Commissioner, Natalie Milian Orbis. I'm here today on her behalf. to
express support on Resolution Number 13, sponsored by Commissioner Rosado. So,
this $4.8 million allocation is a direct investment in affordable and workforce
housing. That is something that our families urgently need. It's focused on real
results, more housing opportunities, and better infrastructure for your community.
So, we appreciate Commissioner Rosado's leadership on this, and we respectfully
ask for your favorable support on this resolution. Thank you so much.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Jenneva Clauss: Good morning. My name is Jenneva Clauss, and 1 live at 355
Southwest 26th Street. I'm here with PACT (People Acting for Community
Together) today, and I'm here in support of RE.13. We definitely support the item
for more affordable and workforce housing. We just want to add our caveat that a
lot of affordable and workforce housing doesn't necessarily reflect the salaries that
people are making in Miami -Dade County. We know that the calculations that when
they're done countywide or citywide, they get skewed up by the very wealthy. So, for
example, an average teacher salary is $51,000 a year in Miami -Dade County.
That's a little bit below 60 percent AMI (Area Median Income) as it's calculated
right now. That salary income is less for custodians, for maintenance workers, for
(UNINTELLIGIBLE) service workers that all are employed by Miami -Dade Public
Schools. So, we just want to make sure that the income charts and AM1s are
actually reflective of the people that we're supposed to be housing in this facility.
We know that thousands of people are leaving Miami -Dade County, City of Miami,
every year because they can't afford to live here. So, we absolutely need affordable
housing. We definitely support the building of affordable and workforce housing.
We just ask that it's actually representative of our workforce. For example, 120
percent AMI, the market rate, can be charged $2, 600 when the average studio
apartment is $2,100. So, workforce housing that we're subsidizing with our public
dollars is actually more expensive than just market rate apartments. So, we just
need to make sure that it's actually reflective in helping our community. I also want
to, while I'm here, support the GSA (General Services Administration) lot to
actually create affordable housing and public benefits on public land. It's a really
rare opportunity that we get something that we can actually include the residents of
that area in the process and create benefits for them. Thank you.
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Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Andre Barnes: Good morning. My name is Andre Barnes, the director of the Miami
Police Athletic League. I just wanted to say, first of all, thank you to the
commissioners and to the mayor jbr all the support that you've given to our over
1,100 kids that we serve throughout the city of Miami. All of the programs that we
have include athletics, mentoring, and academic support for the youth in the city of
Miami throughout all districts. And we want to be able to continue to support those
youth as we continue to try to help, especially those underserved communities that
we have. 1 also want to say thank you for your support with PH.3 as we did the
CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) grant and granting us those funds to
help support our youth. Those funds will go towards increasing the amount of girls
that we serve. So, we have a couple of new girl programs that we're starting. As
well as our mentorship program, specifically our explorers who have done so well.
We have over 70 police explorers, as well as our academic support that we have
with our STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) programming,
which we currently have at Edison Park in Little Haiti, but we want to expand to the
south end. So, we want to continue to say thank you to those kids and to the
community. And we want to continue to just hope that you bless us with your
support as we continue in 2026 and beyond. So, thank you very much.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Robert Crapsey: Good morning, Mayor, City Commissioners. My name is Robert
Crapsey, and I live at 3229 Mary Street. I had to take off work to be here today. I
don't want to be here today, but I know exactly what happens when you allow
loopholes like PZ.1 to pierce our neighborhoods. The last time an ordinance like
this was in front of the Miami Commission, a loophole promising transit -oriented
benefits was put in place without any public notice or comment. Because of that, the
planned five -story development right behind my single-family home, a project
called The Well, was allowed to morph into a 123-foot-tall concrete behemoth. Now
I get to watch that tower rise over my bedroom. It will he filled with multi -million
dollar condos and a massive parking garage. The transit benefit was a complete
fiction meant to pad the profits of developers, while my community is the one paying
the price. So, it's evident that if I -- it is evident that I do have to pay attention to
these. I have to miss work and stand in this room, because if I don't, nay home and
my neighborhood will continue to pay the price. And that brings us to why we are
here today. Zoning codes exist for one primary reason, predictability. When a
family buys a home in Miami, they do so trusting the rules of their neighborhood.
Neighborhood Conservation Districts aren't just arbitrary lines on a map. They are
a promise made by the City. This new TDD (Transfer of Development Density)
amendment breaks that promise. We all recognize the need for housing, but pasting
that label on a policy doesn't change what the text actually does. This amendment
acts as a backdoor for hyper density. It allows a developer to purchase air rights
and dump a massive, out of scale, luxury project directly into our protected
neighborhoods without adding a single affordable unit on site. The fact that this
amendment bypassed the PZAB and landed on your agenda tells us everything that
we need to know. Legislation that is actually good for a community doesn't need to
hide from public scrutiny. Look at the room today, not one person has been in
support of this ordinance.
Chair King: Thank you.
Mr. Crapsey: If you -- if you -- one second. If you pass this amendment without
protections, you are sending a clear message. You are declaring that no
neighborhood in Miami is safe and that local zoning can be overridden by the
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highest bidder at the expense of its residents, the people who actually vote. Thank
you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Cathy Dos Santos: Good morning. Good morning, Mayor, Chairwoman, and
Commissioners. My name is Cathy Dos Santos, 2150 Coral Way, Miami, Florida
33145. I am the executive director of Transit Alliance Miami. We are the city's
foremost advocacy organization for quality transit, and I am here in support of
RE.13. It is a critical piece for connecting Miamians to more opportunity by
addressing two of our -- three of our biggest challenges and issues of the decade,
affordability and traffic. The investment proposed in this item of more than 400
affordable housing units for Miami's teachers and the building out of'four blocks of
the Ludlam Trail is exactly the type of investment that our residents need in this
moment. Housing and transportation are eating up our residents' paychecks, and
the solution also has to tackle both. That is why we believe that RE.13 would be a
smart use of the Public Benefits Trust Fund, as the project scope is practical and
attainable. It ensures that our the people that keep our schools running can live in
our city and it creates an impact that goes beyond this project into the citywide
investment. Plus, it creates an opportunity for those that live in the new
development and in the neighborhood to access new local businesses that will be
created in the retail space in the development safely on foot or by bike by building
out the Ludlam Trail a little bit more to get more exercise and to access greener
spaces all in one project. Folks today have mentioned quite a few reasons why this
project is a smart one. I'll add another one. There is a 10 -- every 10 minutes a bus
runs by on West Flagler that connects people that will live in this development and
in the neighborhood all the way from FIU (Florida International University) to
downtown, all without ever needing to access a car. Finally, I do want to also
mention, speak on the Discussion Item 1, and just mention once again, community
members know what they need and if there's an opportunity for them to be at that
table in how public land is used, that is critical. Thank you so much for your time.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Melody Torrens: Thank you. Good morning, Mayor, Commissioners. My name is
Melody Torrens. I reside at 2080 Northwest 13th Street, Miami, Florida, and I'm
here in support of RE.13. And I'm also a member of PACT. I'm also a mom of a
teacher, who up until recently taught government and economics in Dade County,
and loves teaching. He's a passionate teacher, highly rated teacher. Taught kids not
just about our government, but also about our local government. He asked every
one of his students to find out what district they lived in, who their representatives
were, and come back and talk to them about it. Find out who their representatives
are. Unfortunately, at the end of the school year last year, my son couldn't afford to
live in Miami unless he lived at home with me. So, he moved to Portland, Oregon.
He's making more money, cost of living is less. He loves Miami. He regretted the
move. But we need to build housing so that we don't lose more teachers that care
about our kids. So, this RE.13 is really an important project, and I highly support it
and hope that you'll move on. Secondly, I just wanted to thank my commissioner,
Gabela, for the Allapattah CRA. Highly support it. Hope we can get this going.
Thank you very much.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Jose Sagarribay: Good morning. My name is Jose Sagarribay. My address is 515
Southwest 63rd Court. I would like to take a brief moment to thank the lady that just
spoke. As I am grateful for having great teachers that actually I gave a very difficult
time, and I apologize to all of them, but they still managed to teach me. Today I am
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here to state my full support of RE.13. 1 accidentally happened to live pretty much
next to the proposed area, which is on West Flagler 70th Avenue, which also is
going to be included, 1 believe, is going to be the formation of four blocks of the
Ludlum Trail. The area, this project will bring a positive impact to our area. It will
bring positive residents, teachers specifically, plus the impact fees that the project
generates get also reinvested into the area. We need much investing. There's many
things to address. I'm in full support of it. I think it's great and our teachers
desperately need it. Given the work they do and perform and what they are paid, it
is appalling. They need the resources. If we can't pay them better incomes or
salaries, then we need to provide housing and we need to provide other resources
so they can have a life of dignity, given the impact, the positive impact teachers
have on our lives. They touch everyone's lives. Thank you. I'm in full support,
RE.13. I can't wait to see it built. God bless.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Jamila Stephens: Hi, good morning. My name is Jamila Stephens, and I reside at
3181 Hibiscus Street, Miami, Florida 33133. I'm representing the executive board
of the Coconut Grove Homeowners and Tenants Association, also known as
HOATA, and currently hold the office of second vice president. I hereby declare
that HOATA's executive board is in support of Agenda Item Number RE.8, which
an allocation of $15 million is requested for affordable housing and park
improvements in District 2, as proposed by District 2 Commissioner Damian
Pardo. I further declare that HOATA's executive board cannot at this juncture
support Agenda Item PZ.1, in which approval of a revised vision -- version, I'm
sorry, of the City of Miami's affordable and attainable mixed income transfer
development density program is sought. On PZAB 's March 18th meeting, there was
a mention of community outreach being conducted. The last meeting was canceled,
so I'm not quite sure what proof we have of that. Miami 21 contains Neighborhood
Conservation District, NCD, overlay that protect Coconut Grove from
overdevelopment and to preserve its character. Therefore, unless NCDs are
removed from the legislation as presented herein, and as a satisfactory, redraft is
preferred, we are obligated to withhold our support. Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Christine Rupp: Good morning, Madam Mayor, Chairwoman King,
Commissioners. Chris Rupp, Dane Heritage Trust, 190 Southeast 12 Terrace. I'm
here to speak in favor of the DDA as a cultural organization. We -- the DDA
encourages networking with other arts and cultural organizations around the
downtown area. We also operate as the Brickell Area Visitor Center with
appropriate funding from the DDA. We're able to welcome visitors locally,
nationally, and of course, internationally to our neighborhood, and we provide
information on transit, on arts activities, and more, all about downtown. So, they
really provide us great opportunities, great networking opportunities with other
arts and cultural organizations. It's a very meaningful program for the DDA and
for cultural organizations in general. Also, Commissioner Pardo, your item about
parks improvements and affordable housing in your district, fabulous. And I want
you to know, all of you, that Dade Heritage Trust is a partner in parks and
affordable housing. We have a beautiful program called Historic Places, Green
Spaces, where we take K through 12 students into city parks that have historic
resources. Recently, we received a grant and put in some of our own funding to put
a new roof on the oldest residence in Miami, the Wagner Homestead in Lummis
Park. It's lovely. And previous to Mayor Higgins joining the city of Miami, she was
our champion for something called the Preservation of Naturally Occurring
Affordable Housing, a wonderful initiative that preserves affordable housing in
existing structures, preserves the green space, restores these lovely structures that
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add to the conznzunity aesthetic and the community fabric, and preserving
neighborhoods is really what we're all about, obviously. So, there's ways to do
affordable housing without towers, and it's meaningful for the neighborhood. So,
thank you for your great work.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Elissa Margulies: Thank you. Good morning. Elisa Margulies, 3333 Rice Street in
Center Grove. I'm here for PZ.1, RE.8, and RE.12. Commissioners and Mayor, not
all legislation has to be one size fits all, especially in a city as diverse and complex
as Miami. What works in one neighborhood is not automatically a good fit for
another. In the case of PZ.1, the residents of the Grove NCDs did not ask 'Or this. In
fact, we are here respectfully asking to be excluded from it. No one here denies that
Miami needs more affordable housing, and in areas that can absorb additional
density, we support making that easier to achieve. However; residents of the
conservation districts are already paying the price of overdevelopment. We live
with sidewalks that are routinely closed for up to two years during construction.
Traffic is not just a daily inconvenience, it's soul crushing. And with an easily
achievable low threshold to transfer density, the potential for exploitation will be
too tempting for certain developers. Ask yourselves, in the NCDs, who exactly does
stand to benefit? Is it the luxury condo with 380 plus parking spaces that already
stretches the credibility of its transit zone designation? Or properties along 27th
Avenue east of US-1 where additional density won't solve an affordability crisis,
but it will result in more gridlock? Adding more density without first fixing the
inadequate public transportation system and infrastructure gaps will not solve the
NCD problems. It will only magnify them. Regarding RE.8, this not only benefits
our West Grove family, but will help to increase much needed green space. Please
support this initiative. And finally, thank you Commissioner Rosado for sponsoring
RE.12. It judiciously benefits our seniors and is grounded in community needs. To
the City Manager, who's not here, so I say to you, Mayor, please, as you consider
implementing new programs, I urge you to put in strong guardrails. You have to
protect our seniors. Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Maria Margiyeva: Good morning. My name is Maria Margiyeva. Fin LADD (Les
Ailes du Desir) Miami Circus Arts Center Program Director, and I'm head coach.
I'm here to support Miami DDA for vital arts performing arts development art
programs. DDA boosts arts program in Downtown Miami through their grants. We
are applying every year, and this help us to create and deliver youth programs,
training in dance circles fbr kids of all abilities, and it also activates public spaces
in Downtown Miami where we deliver our final products. So, it is very important to
support Miami DDA as family friendly events around Miami. Okay, thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Jeff Taylor: Good morning, Mayor, Commissioners. My name is Jeff Taylor. I live
here in Coconut Grove, 2801 Florida Avenue. I've got two items. I'll be quite quick.
So, first, I wanted to express my support for RE.8 to help fund the land acquisition,
affordable housing, and parks projects in D2. Thank you, Commissioner Pardo, for
you and your team's work on that. Secondly, my ask is to please exclude
Neighborhood Conservation Districts from PZ.1, as you've heard from many of our
neighbors here in this room. We support reasonable development. We simply ask
that areas like the Grove be excluded because of already challenges with
overdevelopment. So, please exclude the NCDs from R -- from, excuse me, PZ.1.
Thank you.
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Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Mark Burns: Morning, Madam Chair, Commissioners, Madam Mayor. Mark Burns,
executive director of the Coconut Grove Business Improvement District, with offices
at 3250 Mary Street. I'm here -- one of my board -- hello, better? I'm here for one
of my board members, Mr. Monty Trainer. He was unable to attend, and he
prepared a written statement in support of RE.8 that he wanted me to read into the
record if that's all right, Madam Chair. Thank you. Dear Honorable Mayor and
Commissioners, I am writing to express my strong support for the proposed
resolution authorizing allocation of $15 million from the Public Benefits Trust Fund
to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund and Parks and Open Spaces Trust Fund. As a
longtime resident of Coconut Grove and the City of Miami, I have witnessed
firsthand both the growth and the challenges our community continues to face. This
investment represents a thoughtful and necessary step towards ensuring that Miami
remains a vibrant, inclusive, and sustainable city for residents of all backgrounds.
The allocation of funds toward affordable housing is critical. As housing costs
continue to rise, many longstanding residents, essential workers, and families are
increasingly at risk of displacement. Supporting the development and preservation
of affordable housing within our neighborhoods helps maintain the cultural fabric
and economic diversity that define Miami. Equally important is the investment in
parks and open spaces. These areas are vital to the health, well-being, and quality
of life for our residents. Expanding and enhancing green spaces not only provides
recreational opportunities, but also contributes to environmental resilience and
community connectivity. This balanced approach, supporting both housing
affordability and accessible public spaces, demonstrates a forward -thinking
commitment to equitable development and long-term planning. I respectfully urge
the City Commission to approve this resolution and continue prioritizing initiatives
that strengthen our neighborhoods and support the people who call Miami home.
Thank you for your leadership and dedication to our community. Monty Trainer.
Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Monica Belizan: Good morning. Thank you all fbr being here. I'm Monica Belizan,
and me, like several of my friends and neighbors here, I live in Park Grove. And I'm
not going to speak, don 't worry about that. I'm just going to bring a petition that
has been signed by many of us in Park Grove. And it's a petition opposing the
expansion of density transfer program in Coconut Grove. It has been signed by
many of us, many, many, and it also includes a description of why the opposition to
this program. Who should I give it to?
Chair King: To our City Clerk.
Ms. Belizan: Thank you very much.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Melissa Tapanes Llahues: Good morning, Madam Chairwoman, Madam Mayor,
honorable commissioners. My name is Melissa Tapanes, with offices at 200 South
Biscayne Boulevard, Miami. I'm here before you today as a board member of the
Downtown Development Authority, and most importantly, the chairwoman of the
DDA's Urbanism Committee. I wanted to just take a moment to give a little bit of
historical context on the DDA on one particular issue, and that is the DDA's role as
the area -wide developer of the Downtown DRI (Development of Regional Impact).
The downtown DRI consists of 927 acres that, by state law, as the Growth
Management Act appeared in 1985, was downtown. This includes Brickell, the
Central Business District, as well as the Arts and Entertainment. For 40 years, the
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DDA has served as a developer of this area -wide development. And it's really
important to note that we've been very successful, specifically in the development of
the Brickell area. With that said, we have significant remaining credits as part of
our DRI, specifically over 5,300 residential units yet to construct, as well as almost
2,700 hotel units yet to destruct [sic]. These developments are in the future of the
DDA, and this is separate and apart from the other services that many of the
members of the DDA have presented to you all in the past. So, we want to keep in
mind that the DDA's work, it continues. It's part of state law, and any type of future
role discussion needs to really incorporate our role as developer of this area,
providing infrastructure, resiliency methods, and advocacy before our state,
regional, and county governments. Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Good morning.
Clift Losh: Good morning. Hi, my name's Clf Losh. I live at 2011 South Bayshore
Drive. And I also represent the South Bayshore Condo Association, which has
about 3,000 members, a handful of which are here. I'm here to support RE.8, which
is excellent policy, and we are happy that our commissioner proposed it. I'm here
to oppose PZ.I. All the arguments have been made; I'll barely summarize them.
This isn't part of -- as somebody said earlier, it's not part of any coherent policy at
all. And if it -- and labeling it as having anything to do with affordable housing is,
as was pointed out earlier, just inaccurate. The only thing it would do would be to
allow transfer from high -density areas to what should be a protected area, like an
NCD, to build very, high -cost housing. So, it wouldn 't achieve in any way the
supposed effect of affordable housing. NCDs were created for a reason, to conserve
the communities that were there, the ambiance that's there, and to be consistent
with the infrastructure in place to support the housing. The higher density in
Coconut Grove has already had some pretty deleterious effects, as somebody,
pointed out. You can't really walk on the sidewalks most of the time because they're
closed for construction. The roads are really badly clogged now. It's not the right
place for higher -density housing, period. And certainly, it doesn't provide in the
slightest any affordable housing. So, it's hard to see why there's any policy reason
to support this whatsoever. It's been pretty clear there's not a single resident or any
of your voters in favor of this. So, the question has to be, why is it even on the
agenda? Why would anybody pass this and make it law? Thank you very much.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
James Torres: Good morning, Chairwoman. My name is James Torres, president of
Downtown Neighbors Alliance, here speaking on DI.4. On March 26th, this
commission saw exactly what Downtown and Brickell residents have been dealing
with, for years. Commissioner Escalona called for a Sunshine meeting to ask a basic
question about the Downtown Development Authority. Commissioner Miguel
Gabela attended. Miami -Dade County Commissioner Vicky Lopez showed up as
well. And what did the DDA do? Nothing. No one from this hostage agency even
bothered to show up. No explanation, no accountability, just silence. This tells you
everything that you need to know. If this is how the DDA treats elected officials
asking questions in public, imagine how they treat Downtown residents. We have
been ignored, brushed aside, retaliated. Just this week, the DDA retaliated against
our own organization when we asked the agency that we very much so fund the
double taxation to share in a Easter event. They declined. This message was simple.
If you ask, you are criticized. If you get there, they're going to shut you down. This
is not how a public agency behaves. This is how an unaccountable racket behaves.
So, since there are so many unanswered questions at the Sunshine meeting, I would
like to offer a few more. Isn't it true that nearly half of the DDA staff makes over
$100, 000 a year? Isn't it true that the DDA spends over $700, 000 on a luxury office
space, parking, furniture, and related office expenses? Isn't it true that the DDA
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spends roughly $3.5 million a year on salary and benefits? Isn't it true that just in
18 months, the DDA handed out over 3.2 in corporate giveaway checks? Isn't it
true that the DDA gave $450,000 to FC (Futbol Club) Barcelona, $100,000 to UFC
(Ultimate Fighting Championship), $175,000 to college football? Isn't it true that
the CEO of this taxpayer funded agency makes nearly $265,000, which is more
than the governor of Florida and California? So, the question is very simple. How
much longer are Downtown and Brickell families expected to keep paying this
hostage tax to fund an outdated, bloated tax agency --
Chair King: Thank you.
Mr. Torres: -- and these issues? Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you.
Mr. Torres: Appreciate you.
Chair King: Good morning.
Julio Robaina: Good morning. Good morning, Madam Mayor, Madam
Chairwoman, Commissioners. It's a real honor to be here, and I'll be very brief.
I'm here in strong support of RE.13. Thank you, Commissioner Rosado, for
sponsoring this. My, name is Julio Robaina. I'm the former mayor of South Miami
and the former state rep. I'm very proud to say the ones who started the Ludlam
Trail project back in 2001 when we were able to. For those activists out there,
you're able to stop government at times when things are not right. And we were
able to stop the corridor, and today it's becoming a beautiful corridor. And I'm
extremely proud to say that the Ludlam Trail apartments for teachers is a must. It's
long overdue. I'm a product of Dade County Public School Systems, and let me tell
you, housing has gotten horrible for teachers, especially with the salaries paid this
day. Also, I'll end with this. I have to speak about this as the former lawmaker who
wrote all pretty much the rewrites of laws for condominiums and homeowner
associations in Florida. I want to remind everybody that December 31st of this
year; you must be in compliance with the state statute that says you have done the
structural integrity report for all these condos, old and new, that are three floors or
higher. And you must And your reserves. If not, there will be an avalanche of
letters and probably fines and so forth moving forward. Everyone needs to comply.
I'm very happy to say that I'm working with Ralph, with Commissioner Rosado,
Commissioner Gabela, and willing to tell you if you've got any constituents that
want to know what this is about, because everyone's procrastinating and thinking
this is not going to happen. Half of Miami's got my phone number, I'm sure a lot of
you do. Have them call me; I'll be glad to help them. And again, thank you, and
thank you for what you all do, and have a great morning.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Billy Corben: Morning, Madam Chair. Billy Corben. My time's up already. Billy
Corben on CA.5. You guys play and the taxpayers pay and we just want to stop the
games. Last year I was here, I told you don't cancel or postpone the election. It's
unfair. It's unethical. And it turns out it was also unconstitutional. Judge after
judge, court after court told you that, and you kept spending hundreds of thousands
of dollars on outside counsel to lose, to lose, and to lose. And now you're going to
pay $150,000 to Emilio Gonzalez to pay his attorneys who rightfully sued the City
and won. And there's no accountability for it at all whatsoever. Why do we even
have outside counsel? You have a law firm with 29 lawyers right here in the City
Attorney's Office, okay? The reason is, is because it's a hustle, and it's an entire
cottage industry of lawyers who get paid millions of dollars to lose lawsuits on
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behalf of the taxpayers, and they're incentivized to do it. They're incentivized to
drag it out, they're incentivized to file frivolous appeals so they get paid more
money. And there's no accountability. You guys voted to spend $400,000 in
taxpayer money to settle a lawsuit against the police chief for sexual discrimination,
gender discrimination, racial discrimination, and he still has a job. There 's no
accountability. I suggest a policy of disincentivizing. How about a resolution that
when you lose a lawsuit or an appeal, you dock the pay of the City Attorney and his
deputies? I bet you'll start getting a lot better legal advice then. Or how about a
resolution that the Commissioner, Damian Pardo, who masterminded this
unconstitutional scheme, how about he pays out of his personal or his PAC
(Political Action Committee)? He pays Emilio Gonzalez's fees. Commissioner
Rosado, Commissioner Gabela, you want to chip in too. You guys also voted for the
scheme. Finally, I want to thank you, Commissioner or Chairwoman, for your new
moderate take on the unreasonable ban on the public saying the names of public
officials in public meetings. I appreciate that. Sometimes you get complimented,
sometimes you get, you know, criticized, but 1 think the flexibility is important and I
appreciate it. And shame on you, sir --
Chair King: Thank you.
Mr. Corben: -- for trying to censor us --
Chair King: Thank you.
Mr. Corben: -- and silence us today.
Chair King: Thank you.
Mr. Corben: Okay. You're living proof that the system --
Chair King: Thank you.
Mr. Corben: -- you don't change the system, the system changes you.
Chair King: Good morning.
Christian Molina: Good morning, Mayor, Commissioners, Mr. Manager. My name
is Christian Molina, 3058 Southwest 19 Terrace. I'm here to read a letter on behalf
of County Commissioner -- former County Commissioner Rebeca Sosa in support of
RE.13. Dear Mayors and members of the Miami City Commission, as a former
Miami -Dade County Commissioner and a lifelong educator, I am proud to offer my
strong support for Commissioner Rosado s proposal to invest in teacher housing
and advance the Ludlum Trail, two priorities that have defined much of my public
service. Before my time in elected office, I served as an educator in Miami -Dade
County Public Schools. That experience has never left me. I've seen firsthand the
sacrifices our educators make, and I have long believed that if we expect excellence
in our classrooms, we must ensure stability in our teachers' lives. Too many, of our
teachers are being priced out of the very communities they serve. This proposal
recognizes a simple truth. When teachers can afford to live here, our schools are
stronger, our neighborhoods are more stable, and our entire county benefits. This is
not just housing; it is an investment in the future of public education across Miami -
Dade. I'm equally encouraged to see continued progress on the Ludlum Trail, a
project that I've proudly supported for many years. During my tenure at the
County, I worked to help move this vision forward because I understood its
potential to transform how our communities connect with one another. The Ludlam
Trail is more than a path. It is a corridor of opportunity, promoting mobility',
health, and environmental sustainability while linking multiple municipalities
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together. Completing these critical segments brings us closer to realizing a truly
interconnected Miami -Dade County. This proposal reflects the kind of regional
thinking 1 have always advocated for. Our challenges, whether in education,
housing, or infrastructure, do not stop at municipal boundaries. Our solutions must
be just as expansive. By supporting this item, you are supporting our teachers,
advancing a long -envisioned regional asset, and investing in a stronger, more
connected future for all. I commend Commissioner Rosado for his leadership and
respectfully urge your support. Sincerely, Former Commissioner Rebeca Soso.
Chair King: Thank you. Is there anyone else here who would like to speak on behalf
of any item on this agenda? Seeing none, public comment period is now closed.
AM - APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS:
AM.1 City Commission - City Commission Meeting - Feb 12, 2026 9:00 AM
MOTION TO: Approve
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Chair King: Gentlemen, may 1 have a motion to approve the minutes, the commission
minutes for February 12, `26, February 26, 2026, and March 12th, 2026?
Commissioner Pardo: So moved.
Chair King: I have a motion.
Commissioner Gabela: Second.
Commissioner Escalona: Second.
Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
AM.2 City Commission - City Commission Meeting - Feb 26, 2026 9:00 AM
MOTION TO: Approve
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item AM.2, please see Item AM.1.
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AM.3 City Commission - City Commission Meeting - Mar 12, 2026 9:00 AM
MOTION TO: Approve
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item AM.3, please see Item AM.1.
MV - MAYORAL VETO(ES)
There were no mayoral vetoes associated with legislation that is subject to veto by the Mayor.
END OF MAYORAL VETO(ES)
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CA - CONSENT AGENDA
The following item(s) was Adopted on the Consent Agenda
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner
SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
CA.1 RESOLUTION
18977
Department of
Resilience and
Public Works
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), ACCEPTING FIVE (5) RIGHT-OF-WAY DEEDS
AND ONE (1) QUIT CLAIM RIGHT-OF-WAY DEED OF
DEDICATION ("DEEDS"), AS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A",
ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY
PURPOSES; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE
RECORDATION OF THE DEEDS IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA; FURTHER DIRECTING THE
CITY CLERK TO RETAIN A COPY OF THE DEEDS.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0144
This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda.
CA.2 RESOLUTION
19013
Department of
Resilience and
Public Works
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENT, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ("COUNTY"), ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," TO ALLOW THE
INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE BY THE CITY OF MIAMI
("CITY") OF DECORATIVE STREETLIGHTS WITHIN CITY -OWNED
RIGHT-OF-WAY TO BE PARTIALLY FUNDED BY MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY LOCATED ON BRICKELL AVENUE AND SOUTHEAST 14
TERRACE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0145
This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda.
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CA.3 RESOLUTION
18970
Office of Capital
Improvements,
Dept of Resilience
and Public Works,
& Dept of Parks
and Recreation
CA.4
18968
Office of the City
Attorney
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-117 OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY
CODE"), REPLACING ATTACHMENT "A" TO SECTION 18-117 OF
THE CITY CODE, WHICH IDENTIFIES CERTAIN CAPITAL
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS SUBJECT TO THE CITY'S
ECONOMIC STIMULUS AWARDS AND AGREEMENTS PROCESS,
WITH THE REVISED ATTACHMENT "A" ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED HERETO; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0146
This matter was ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) on the Consent
Agenda.
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO PAY THE ALLEN
FIRM, P.A. TRUST ACCOUNT ON BEHALF OF TALISHA
COOPER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ANTWON LEONARD
COOPER, WITHOUT ADMISSION OF LIABILITY, THE TOTAL SUM
OF SIXTY-FIVE THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($65,000.00)
IN FULL AND COMPLETE SETTLEMENT OF ANY AND ALL
CLAIMS AND DEMANDS, INCLUDING ALL CLAIMS FOR
ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS, AGAINST THE CITY OF MIAMI,
CONSTANT ROSEMOND, AND ALL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI'S
EMPLOYEES IN THE CASE STYLED TALISHA COOPER,
INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE
ESTATE OF ANTWON LEONARD COOPER V. CONSTANT
ROSEMOND, AND THE CITY OF MIAMI, PENDING IN THE
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH
CIRCUIT, CASE NO. 24-12190, UPON THE EXECUTION OF A
GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS BROUGHT
UNDER 42 U.S.C. § 1983 AND UNDER STATE LAW AND A
DISMISSAL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI AND CONSTANT
ROSEMOND WITH PREJUDICE; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM
ACCOUNT NO. 50001.301001.545010.0000.00000.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0147
This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda.
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CA.5
19015
Office of the City
Attorney
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
AUTHORIZING THE SETTLEMENT OF THE CLAIMS FOR
APPELLATE ATTORNEY'S FEES AND TAXABLE TRIAL AND
APPELLATE COSTS RELATED TO EMILIO TOMAS GONZALEZ V.
CITY OF MIAMI, ET AL., MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CASE NO. 2025-
12463-CA-01, AND CITY OF MIAMI V. EMILIO TOMAS GONZALEZ,
ET AL., THIRD DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL, CASE NO. 3D2025-
1398, RESOLVING ALL OUTSTANDING ISSUES IN THESE
CASES.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0148
This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda.
Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item CA.5, please see
"Public Comments for All Item(s)."
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
Chair King: Gentlemen, are there any items from the CA (Consent Agenda) agenda
that you would like to pull for discussion?
Commissioner Gabela: No.
Commissioner Escalona: No.
Chair King: None?
Commissioner Pardo: No.
Chair King: May I have a motion for CA.1, CA.2, CA.3 -- that will be amended --
CA.4, and CA.5? And our City Clerk is going to tell us about the amendment.
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Thank you, Chair. CA.3 will be amended pursuant to a
substitution memo dated April 8, 2026. Thankyou.
Chair King: All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Mr. Hannon: Chair, I didn't catch the mover and seconder, my apologies.
Commissioner Rosado: So moved.
Commissioner Gabela: Second.
Mr. Hannon: That would be unanimous. Thankyou, Chair.
Chair King: Thank you.
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PH - PUBLIC HEARINGS
PH.1 RESOLUTION
19014
Department of
Housing and
Community
Development
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
APPROVE THE CURRENT INVENTORY OF CITY OF MIAMI
OWNED REAL PROPERTY APPROPRIATE FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, PURSUANT TO SECTION 166.0451, FLORIDA
STATUTES, AS MORE PARTICULARLY SPECIFIED IN EXHIBIT
"A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0149
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item PH.1, please see
"Public Comments for All Item(s)."
Chair King: Gentlemen, of the PH (Public Hearing) items, are there any items that
you would like to pull for discussion?
Commissioner Pardo: Just have a commentary on PH.10.
Chair King: On PH.10?
Commissioner Pardo: PH.10.
Chair King: Okay, anyone else?
Commissioner Gabela: No.
Chair King: No? Okay, Commissioner Pardo, if you'd like to --
Commissioner Pardo: I'd just -- on PH.10, I just wanted to highlight the importance
of. that item, because it will lower emissions downtown, it'll be connecting the port
electrically, and there won't be any diesel being used anymore, so that should make
a nice difference in the quality of the air for downtown residents, so thank you.
Chair King: May I have a motion for PH.1, PH.2, PH.3 -- to be amended -- PH.4.
PH.5, PH 6, PH 7, PH 8, PH.9, PH.10, PH.11, PH.12, PFL 13 -- to be amended --
and PH 14?
Commissioner Rosado: So moved.
Commissioner Pardo: So moved.
Commissioner Gabela: Excuse me, excuse me. Whoa, whoa, whoa. PH.13 to he
amended in whatform?
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George Wysong (City Attorney): 1 can respond to that, Madam Chair. P11.13, the
map which is attached to the legislation, had a typo on the street.
Commissioner Gabela: Oh, yeah.
Mr. Wysong: It was 137, should have been --
Commissioner Gabela: Right, no problem.
Mr. Wysong: So, that's just been corrected.
Commissioner Gabela: Okay, thank you for the clarification.
Commissioner Rosado: Madam Chair, if I could just confirm, I wanted to be added
as a cosponsor of PH 13.
Chair King: Our City Clerk is going to do that.
Commissioner Rosado: Okay.
Chair King: He's going to address the items that will be amended and also speak to
co-sponsorship.
Commissioner Rosado: Thank you.
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): And, Chair, briefly, I'll reference PH.3. PH.3 will be
amended, the third whereas clause, to change the amount from $162,896.61 to
$162,000.
Chair King: And PH10?
Mr. Hannon: Oh, I'm -- that was --
Chair King: PH13, I'm sorry.
Mr. Hannon: Yes, and I believe the City Attorney explained the amendment for
PH.13.
Chair King: Okay. May I have a motion?
Commissioner Pardo: So move.
Commissioner Escalona: Move.
Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Items passes.
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PH.2 RESOLUTION
18757
Department of
Housing and
Community
Development
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
APPROPRIATE THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 00/100 ($500,000.00) FROM
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 ("ARPA") PROGRAM
INCOME, GENERATED FROM THE SALES PROCEEDS FROM
PREVIOUS SALES OF INFILL TWIN/SINGLE FAMILY HOME UNITS
LOCATED AT 276 NW 53 STREET AND 278 NW 53 STREET,
MIAMI, FLORIDA ("SALE PROCEEDS"), AS SPECIFIED IN EXHIBIT
"B"; FURTHER AUTHORIZING A PORTION OF THE SALE
PROCEEDS IN THE AMOUNT OF FORTY-NINE THOUSAND,
SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT DOLLARS AND 20/100
($49,788.20) TO RJ SPENCER CONSTRUCTION LLC, A FLORIDA
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("DEVELOPER"), AS SPECIFIED IN
EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, TO COVER
SUPPLEMENTAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR THE UNIT
LOCATED AT 5445 NW 1 COURT, MIAMI, FLORIDA; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING
AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, EXTENSIONS, AND MODIFICATION,
ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AS MAY
BE NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE. THE APPROPRIATION,
ALLOCATION, AND USE, OF THE FUNDS REFERENCED HEREIN
ARE SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS
THAT REGULATE THE USE OF SUCH FUNDS AND THE RECEIPT
OF ALL NECESSARY APPROVALS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO THE CITY'S ARPA CONSULTANT, AND THE CITY
ATTORNEY, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE ANY
CHANGES TO ADJUST, AMEND, AND APPROPRIATE THE CITY'S
OPERATING BUDGET, FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN, STRATEGIC
PLAN, MULTI -YEAR CAPITAL PLAN, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS
AS NECESSARY AND APPLICABLE, PURSUANT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS RESOLUTION, AUTHORIZING, RATIFYING,
APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN NECESSARY
ACTIONS BY THE CITY MANAGER AND THE DESIGNATED CITY
DEPARTMENTS TO UPDATE THE RELEVANT FINANCIAL
CONTROLS, PROJECTS CLOSE-OUTS, ACCOUNTING ENTRIES,
AND COMPUTER SYSTEM IN CONNECTION HEREWITH.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0150
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PH.2, please see "Public
Comments for All Item(s)" and Item PH.1.
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PH.3 RESOLUTION
19012
Department of
Housing and
Community
Development
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ("CDBG") FUNDS
FOR FISCAL YEAR ("FY") 2025-2026, IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE
HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS
($162,000.00) IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE CATEGORY, FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
TO THE AGENCIES SPECIFIED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED, FOR PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES, IN
DISTRICT 5; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS,
EXTENSIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS, ALL IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, SUBJECT TO ALL
FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT REGULATE THE USE
OF SUCH FUNDS, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0151
MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s)
RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S)
MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PH.3, please see "Public
Comments for All Item(s)" and Item PH.1.
PH.4 RESOLUTION
19011
Department of
Housing and
Community
Development
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), ALLOCATING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE
HUNDRED TWENTY-NINE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
($129,500.00) TO THE AGENCIES SPECIFIED IN EXHIBIT "A,"
ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
ACTIVITIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 FROM THE SOCIAL
SERVICE GAP PROGRAM FUNDS, ACCOUNT NO.
14010.910199.481000; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL
DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS,
EXTENSIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS, AS MAY BE NECESSARY,
SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT
REGULATE THE USE OF SUCH FUNDS, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0152
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PH.4, please see "Public
Comments for All Item(s)" and Item PH.1.
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PH.5 RESOLUTION
19022
Department of
Housing and
Community
Development
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO MODIFY THE INCOME
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED
PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. R-25-0337, ADOPTED ON
SEPTEMBER 11, 2025, TO QUALIFIED APPLICANTS UP TO ONE
HUNDRED TWENTY PERCENT (120%) OF AREA MEDIAN
INCOME ("AMI"), FOR THE SALES OF CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY")
OWNED PROPERTIES APPROXIMATELY LOCATED AT 1544 NW
58 TERRACE, 1465 NW 60 STREET, 1755 NORTHWEST 2
AVENUE (FORMERLY KNOWN AS 1755 NORTHWEST 2 COURT),
AND 411 NORTHEAST 69 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA; PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0153
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PH.5, please see "Public
Comments for All Item(s)" and Item PH.1.
PH.6 RESOLUTION
19007
Commissioners
and Mayor
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF
UNALLOCATED DISTRICT 3 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT ("CDBG") RECAPTURED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($1,500.00.00) TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF RESILIENCE AND PUBLIC WORKS TO BE
UTILIZED FOR STREET AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS,
DRAINAGE, AND/OR ANY OTHER CDBG ELIGIBLE
IMPROVEMENTS IN DISTRICT 3, AS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A,"
ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS,
EXTENSIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS, ALL IN A FORMS
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, SUBJECT TO ALL
FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS THAT REGULATE THE USE
OF SUCH FUNDS, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0154
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Itein PH.6, please see "Public
Comments for All Item(s)" and Item PH.1.
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PH.7 RESOLUTION
19017
Department of Real
Estate and Asset
Management
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION 29-B(C) OF THE
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED,
APPROVING THE PUBLIC DEDICATION OF A PORTION OF CITY
OF MIAMI ("CITY") OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED GENERALLY
AT 1550 NW 37 AVE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AND IDENTIFIED BY
FOLIO NUMBER 01-3132-000-0090, CONTAINING
APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED AND
NINE (15,609) SQUARE FEET, AS LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN
EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED ("PARCEL"), FOR
RIGHT-OF-WAY PURPOSES, TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ("FDOT"); AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS
AND AMENDMENTS AS MAY BE NECESSARY, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO EFFECTUATE SUCH
PUBLIC DEDICATION.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0155
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PH.7, please see Item PH.1.
PH.8 RESOLUTION
19018
Department of Real
Estate and Asset
Management
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION 29-B(C) OF THE
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED,
APPROVING THE PUBLIC DEDICATION OF A PORTION OF CITY
OF MIAMI ("CITY") OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED GENERALLY
AT 1550 NW 37TH AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA AND IDENTIFIED BY
FOLIO NUMBER 01-3132-000-0090, CONTAINING
APPROXIMATELY SEVEN THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED AND
EIGHTEEN (7,118) SQUARE FEET, AS LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN
EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, ("PARCEL"), FOR
RIGHT-OF-WAY PURPOSES, TO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, A
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
("COUNTY"); AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE
AND EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS AND AMENDMENTS AS MAY
BE NECESSARY, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, TO EFFECTUATE SUCH PUBLIC DEDICATION.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0156
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PH.8, please see Item PH.1.
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PH.9 RESOLUTION
18955
Department of Real
Estate and Asset
Management
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION 29-B(C) OF THE
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE A GRANT OF EASEMENT ("EASEMENT"), IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO THE FLORIDA
POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, A FLORIDA PROFIT CORPORATION
("FPL"), FOR A PERPETUAL, NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT OF A
PORTION OF CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") OWNED PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 6301 NORTHEAST 2ND AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA
(FOLIO NO. 01-3218-020-0250), COMMONLY KNOWN AS LITTLE
HAITI SOCCER PARK ("PROPERTY"), CONTAINING A TOTAL SIZE
OF APPROXIMATELY SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT (758)
SQUARE FEET, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN
EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED ("EASEMENT
AREA"), FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION,
AND MAINTENANCE OF UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC UTILITY
FACILITIES, INCLUDING CABLES, CONDUITS, APPURTENANT
EQUIPMENT, AND APPURTENANT ABOVE GROUND
EQUIPMENT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF THE EASEMENT, WITH THE RIGHT TO
RECONSTRUCT, IMPROVE, AND REMOVE ALL OR ANY OF THE
FACILITIES WITHIN SAID EASEMENT AREA LOCATED AT THE
PROPERTY.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0157
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PH.9, please see Item PH.1.
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PH.10 RESOLUTION
19019
Department of Real
Estate and Asset
Management
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION 29-B(C) OF THE
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE A GRANT OF EASEMENT ("EASEMENT"), IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO FLORIDA POWER &
LIGHT COMPANY, A FLORIDA PROFIT CORPORATION, FOR A
PERPETUAL, TWENTY-FIVE FOOT (25') WIDE NON-EXCLUSIVE
EASEMENT CONTAINING A TOTAL SIZE OF APPROXIMATELY
THIRTY-SEVEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR
(37,694) SQUARE FEET, AS LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT
"A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED (THE "EASEMENT AREA"),
WITHIN A PORTION OF CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") OWNED
SUBMERGED LANDS IN BISCAYNE BAY, LOCATED BETWEEN
THE KASEYA CENTER AND PORTMIAMI, MIAMI, FLORIDA
("SUBMERGED LANDS"), FOR THE CONSTRUCTION,
OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF UNDERGROUND
ELECTRIC UTILITY FACILITIES, INCLUDING CABLES, CONDUITS,
APPURTENANT EQUIPMENT, AND APPURTENANT ABOVE
GROUND EQUIPMENT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF THE EASEMENT, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO
RECONSTRUCT, IMPROVE, ADD TO, ENLARGE, CHANGE THE
VOLTAGE AS WELL AS THE SIZE OF, AND REMOVE ALL OR ANY
OF THE FACILITIES WITHIN SAID EASEMENT AREA.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0158
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PH.10, please see Item PH.1.
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PH.11 RESOLUTION
19020
Department of Real
Estate and Asset
Management
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION 29-B(C) OF THE
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE A GRANT OF EASEMENT ("EASEMENT"), IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO THE FLORIDA
POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, A FLORIDA PROFIT CORPORATION,
FOR A PERPETUAL, NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT OVER 2
AREAS CONTAINING A COMBINED TOTAL SIZE OF
APPROXIMATELY EIGHT THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-
NINE (8,359) SQUARE FEET, AS LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN
EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED ("EASEMENT
AREA"), WITHIN A PORTION OF CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") OWNED
PROPERTY LOCATED GENERALLY AT 1550 NORTHWEST 37
AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA AND IDENTIFIED BY FOLIO NUMBER
01-3132-000-0090 ("PROPERTY"), FOR POWER LINE
RELOCATION, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND
MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRIC UTILITY FACILITIES, INCLUDING
CABLES, CONDUITS, APPURTENANT EQUIPMENT, AND
APPURTENANT ABOVE GROUND EQUIPMENT, IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE EASEMENT,
INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO RECONSTRUCT, IMPROVE, AND
REMOVE ALL OR ANY OF THE FACILITIES WITHIN SAID
EASEMENT AREA.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0159
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PH.11, please see Item PH.1.
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PH.12 RESOLUTION
19046
Department of Real
Estate and Asset
Management
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION 29-B(C) OF THE
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE A GRANT OF EASEMENT ("EASEMENT"), IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO THE FLORIDA
POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, A FLORIDA PROFIT CORPORATION
("FPL"), FOR A PERPETUAL, NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT
CONTAINING A TOTAL SIZE OF APPROXIMATELY FIVE
HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN (597) SQUARE FEET, AS LEGALLY
DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED
("EASEMENT AREA"), WITHIN A PORTION OF CITY OF MIAMI
("CITY") OWNED PROPERTY IDENTIFIED BY FOLIO NUMBER 30-
3129-000-0160, MIAMI, FLORIDA ("PROPERTY"), FOR THE FPL
NORTH LIFT STATION CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND
MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRIC UTILITY FACILITIES, INCLUDING
CABLES, CONDUITS, APPURTENANT EQUIPMENT, AND
APPURTENANT ABOVE GROUND EQUIPMENT, IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE EASEMENT,
INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO RECONSTRUCT, IMPROVE, AND
REMOVE ALL OR ANY OF THE FACILITIES WITHIN SAID
EASEMENT AREA.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0160
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PH.12, please see Item PH.1.
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PH.13
19030
Commissioners
and Mayor
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 163.356 AND
163.410, FLORIDA STATUTES, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 163.335, FLORIDA STATUTES, AUTHORIZING THE
CREATION OF A COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY IN
THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), TO BE KNOWN AS THE
ALLAPATTAH REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("ALLAPATTAH CRA"), WITHIN THE
GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF THE CITY KNOWN AS ALLAPATTAH,
GENERALLY BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY STATE ROAD
112/AIRPORT EXPRESSWAY, ON THE EAST BY INTERSTATE-95
AND NORTHWEST 7TH AVENUE, ON THE SOUTH BY THE MIAMI
RIVER, AND ON THE WEST BY NORTHWEST 19TH AVENUE, AS
MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED
AND INCORPORATED ("AREA"), FURTHER, PURSUANT TO
SECTION 163.356(1), FLORIDA STATUTES, DECLARING THAT
THERE IS A NEED FOR THE ALLAPATTAH CRA AND DECLARING
THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION TO BE THE GOVERNING BODY
OF THE ALLAPATTAH CRA WHICH WILL BE A SEPARATE,
DISTINCT, AND INDEPENDENT ENTITY FROM THE CITY
COMMISSION WITH ALL THE RIGHTS, POWERS, PRIVILEGES,
DUTIES, AND IMMUNITIES OF A COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY AS PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION 163.357, FLORIDA
STATUTES; ACCEPTING THAT THE CITY'S REQUEST FOR
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY'S ("COUNTY") DELEGATION OF POWERS
TO PROCEED WITH THE CREATION AND OPERATION OF THE
ALLAPATTAH CRA HAS BEEN GRANTED, PURSUANT TO
SECTION 163.410 FLORIDA STATUTES; DIRECTING THE CITY
CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THOSE
NAMED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF
RECITALS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0161
MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s)
RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S)
MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PH.13, please see "Public
Comments for All Item(s),"Item PH.1, and "Order of the Day."
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PH.14
19088
Commissioners
and Mayor
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY
CODE"), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE,
AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING,
APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S
FINDINGS, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A,"
THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND
PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS
FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND WAIVING THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING
ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDS FROM THE DISTRICT THREE (3)
COMMISSIONER'S SHARE OF THE CITY'S ANTI -POVERTY
INITIATIVE ("API") IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($500,000.00) TO
SUNSHINE FOR ALL, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT
CORPORATION ("SUNSHINE FOR ALL"), IN SUPPORT OF THE
API SENIOR MEAL DELIVERY PROGRAM; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN
FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID
PURPOSE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0162
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PH.14, please see Item PH.1.
END OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
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RE.1
19006
City Manager's
Office
RE - RESOLUTIONS
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
APPROPRIATING AND ALLOCATING FUNDS TO CAPITAL
PROJECTS FUND NO. 34100 TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR
CAPITAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND LOCATED
APPROXIMATELY AT 1822 NORTHWEST 37TH AVENUE, MIAMI,
FLORIDA, IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE NET PROCEEDS
ULTIMATELY RECEIVED FROM THE RENT AND/OR SALE OF
THE CITY'S CURRENT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING ("MIAMI
RIVERSIDE CENTER") TO BE PAID BY LANCELOT MIAMI RIVER,
LLC ("LANCELOT"), PURSUANT TO THAT CERTAIN AGREEMENT
AND LEASE DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 21, 2019, GOVERNING
LANCELOT'S LEASE AND OPTION TO PURCHASE THE MIAMI
RIVERSIDE CENTER; RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN NECESSARY ACTIONS BY THE CITY
MANAGER AND THE DESIGNATED CITY OFFICIALS TO UPDATE
THE CITY'S CAPITAL PLAN AND RELEVANT FINANCIAL
CONTROLS, ACCOUNTING ENTRIES, AND COMPUTER
SYSTEMS, FOR PROJECT CLOSE-OUTS, GRANTS AND OTHER
FUNDING SOURCES IN CONNECTION HEREWITH; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE ANY CHANGES
TO ADJUST, AMEND, AND APPROPRIATE THE CITY'S
OPERATING BUDGET, FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN,
STRATEGIC PLAN, MULTI -YEAR CAPITAL PLAN, AND ANY
OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0163
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item RE.1, please see
"Order of the Day."
Chair King: Okay. May 1 have a motion for RE.1, RE.2, RE.3 -- to be amended --
RE.4, 5, 6, and 7, RE.9, RE.10, RE.12, RE.14, 15, and 16?
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair, my apologies. 1 believe you referenced RE.4 in
the block vote. RE.4 was deferred.
Chair King: Oh, I'm sorry. RE.4 was deferred, so not RE.4. May I have a motion?
Commissioner Gabela: Motion.
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Mr. Hannon: And Chair, just briefly, RE.3 will he amended pursuant to a
substitution memo dated April 6, 2026.
Chair King: I have a motion.
Commissioner Escalona: Second.
Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Motion carries.
RE.2 RESOLUTION
19052
Office of Capital
Improvements
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
ACCEPT, BUDGET, ALLOCATE, AND APPROPRIATE A TOTAL OF
ONE MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00) IN FUNDS
APPROPRIATED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES,
FROM THE COMMUNITY PROJECT FUND ADMINISTERED BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
TO THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") PURSUANT TO H.R. 4366,
PUBLIC LAW 118-42: CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT,
2024, AND H.R. 2882, PUBLIC LAW 118-47: FURTHER
CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024, AND AS MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN ("FEDERAL
APPROPRIATED FUNDS"); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AGREEMENTS WITH
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO
THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO IMPLEMENT THE ACCEPTANCE,
ADMINISTRATION, AND USE OF THE FEDERAL APPROPRIATED
FUNDS; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER EXTENSION,
RENEWALS AND MODIFICATIONS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE
TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE ACCEPTANCE,
IMPLEMENTATION OF, AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE
AGREEMENTS FOR THE FEDERAL APPROPRIATED FUNDS;
RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN
NECESSARY ACTIONS BY THE CITY MANAGER AND
DESIGNATED CITY DEPARTMENT IN ORDER TO UPDATE THE
OPERATING BUDGET, CAPITAL PLAN, RELEVANT FINANCIAL
CONTROLS AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH, FOR PROJECT CLOSE-OUTS, AND FOR GRANTS
AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES IN PROGRESS IN
CONNECTION HEREWITH.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0164
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item RE.2, please see Item RE.1.
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RE.3 RESOLUTION
18902
Office of
Management and
Budget
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), REALLOCATING FUNDS, IN THE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF THIRTY-THREE MILLION, TWO HUNDRED
SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-FOUR
AND 52/100 DOLLARS ($33,275,524.52) ("FUNDS") FROM
CERTAIN PROJECT(S) IN THE CITY OF MIAMI'S ("CITY") FISCAL
YEAR 2025-26 MULTI -YEAR CAPITAL PLAN ADOPTED ON
SEPTEMBER 25, 2025 PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. R-25-
0412, AS AMENDED ("CAPITAL PLAN"), AND RE -
APPROPRIATING SAID FUNDS TO CURRENT AND/OR FUTURE
CAPITAL PROJECTS, ALL AS SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT "A,"
ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; THE USE, ALLOCATION, AND
APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS IDENTIFIED HEREIN, ARE
SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT
REGULATE THE USE OF SUCH FUNDS AND THE RECEIPT OF
ALL NECESSARY APPROVALS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO THE CITY ATTORNEY APPROVAL; FURTHER APPROVING
THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO ADJUST,
AMEND, AND APPROPRIATE THE CITY'S OPERATING BUDGET,
FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN, STRATEGIC PLAN, MULTI -YEAR
CAPITAL PLAN, AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS AS NECESSARY
AND APPLICABLE, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
RESOLUTION; RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING
CERTAIN NECESSARY ACTIONS BY THE CITY MANAGER AND
DESIGNATED CITY DEPARTMENTS IN ORDER TO UPDATE THE
CAPITAL PLAN, RELEVANT FINANCIAL CONTROLS AND
COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, FOR
PROJECT CLOSE-OUTS, AND FOR GRANTS AND OTHER
FUNDING SOURCES IN PROGRESS IN CONNECTION
HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0165
MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s)
RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S)
MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item RE.3, please see "Public
Comments for All Item(s)" and Item RE.1.
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RE.4 RESOLUTION
18763
Commissioners
and Mayor
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING
THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN AMENDMENT TO THE
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED
("CHARTER"), FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE SPECIAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD CONCURRENTLY WITH THE PRIMARY
GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION ON AUGUST 18, 2026,
PROPOSING, UPON APPROVAL OF THE ELECTORATE,
AMENDING SECTION 4(B) OF THE CHARTER, TITLED "FORM OF
GOVERNMENT; NOMINATION AND ELECTION/ELECTION OF
MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION; TERMS OF OFFICE; RECALL,"
SECTION 7 OF THE CHARTER, TITLED "ELECTION OF CITY
COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR," AND SECTION 12 OF THE
CHARTER, TITLED "FILLING VACANCIES FOR MAYOR AND
COMMISSION," TO CHANGE THE NOVEMBER 2029 GENERAL
ELECTION FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR TO AUGUST 2028,
THEREBY SHORTENING THE CURRENT 2025-2029 TERM FOR
THE OFFICE OF MAYOR TO THREE (3) YEARS, AND PROVIDING
THAT ALL SUBSEQUENT YEARS FOR THE GENERAL
ELECTIONS AND RUN-OFF ELECTIONS OF THE CITY FOR THE
OFFICE OF MAYOR TO BE HELD EVERY FOUR (4) YEARS
THEREAFTER SO THE DATES OF THE GENERAL ELECTION
FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR ARE CONCURRENT WITH ANY
STATEWIDE OR COUNTYWIDE ELECTION; FURTHER
MODIFYING THE RUN-OFF ELECTION SCHEDULE TO
NOVEMBER 2028, AMENDING THE PERIOD FOR
QUALIFICATION, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADJUSTMENT OF
EXISTING TERMS OF OFFICE DUE TO SAID CHANGE; FURTHER
PROVIDING THAT UPON APPROVAL OF THE ELECTORATE,
THIS AMENDMENT WILL BE IMMEDIATELY EFFECTIVE.
MOTION TO: Defer
RESULT: DEFERRED
MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: Item RE.4 was deferred to the April 23, 2026, City
Commission Meeting.
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item RE.4, please see "Order of the
Day" and "Public Comments for Allltem(s)."
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RE.5 RESOLUTION
18967
Department of
Resilience and
Public Works
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
ACCEPT A PERPETUAL SIDEWALK EASEMENT, IN
SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT "B," FROM
222 NORTH MIAMI, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY, AND 50 NORTH MIAMI LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PUBLIC
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO PORTIONS OF SIDEWALK
CONSTRUCTED ON NORTHEAST 3RD STREET, MIAMI,
FLORIDA.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0166
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item RE.5, please see Item RE.1.
RE.6 RESOLUTION
18989
Department of
Resilience and
Public Works
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENT, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ("COUNTY"), ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," TO ALLOW THE
INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE BY THE CITY OF
STREETLIGHTS WITHIN CITY -OWNED RIGHT-OF-WAY
LOCATED ON BRICKELL BAY DRIVE AND SOUTHEAST 12TH
STREET, TO BE FUNDED BY THE COUNTY.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0167
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item RE.6, please see Item RE.1.
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RE.7 RESOLUTION
19069
Commissioners
and Mayor
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, BY A FOUR -
FIFTHS AFFIRMATIVE (4/STHS) VOTE, PURSUANT TO SECTION
54-137 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), WAIVING ANY RESTRICTIONS
RELATED TO CO -DESIGNATING NORTHWEST 14TH AVENUE
BETWEEN NORTHWEST 28TH STREET AND NORTHWEST 26TH
STREET AS "WIFREDO 'WILLY' GORT WAY" IN HONOR OF HIS
HISTORIC AND LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY OF
MIAMI; DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ALL
NECESSARY ACTION TO EFFECTUATE THE CO -DESIGNATION;
AND FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE HEREIN DESIGNATED
OFFICIALS.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0168
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item RE.7, please see Item RE.1 and
"Order of the Day."
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RE.8 RESOLUTION
19034
Commissioners
and Mayor
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
ALLOCATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 62-642 OF THE CODE OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"),
UPON THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION, FIFTEEN
MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($15,000,000.00) FROM THE
PUBLIC BENEFITS TRUST FUND, ACCOUNT NO. 10095, WITH
FIVE MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($5,000,000.00) TO THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND, ACCOUNT NO.
14008.910101.4810000.0000.00000 AND TEN MILLION AND
00/100 DOLLARS ($10,000,000.00) TO THE PARKS AND OPEN
SPACE TRUST FUND, ACCOUNT NO. 11560.291001.549000;
FURTHER APPROPRIATING THE FIFTEEN MILLION AND 00/100
DOLLARS ($15,000,000.00) PURSUANT TO THE ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED EXHIBIT "A" WITH AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED FIVE MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($5,000,000.00)
FROM THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND FOR LAND
ACQUISITION AND/OR DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WITHIN DISTRICT 2 BOUNDARIES AND AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED TEN MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS
($10,000,000.00) FROM THE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE TRUST
FUND FOR PARK CAPITAL PROJECTS WITHIN DISTRICT 2
BOUNDARIES; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
MOTION TO: Defer
RESULT: DEFERRED
MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Escalona
NAYS: Pardo, Rosado
Note for the Record: Item RE.8 was deferred to the April 23, 2026, City
Commission Meeting.
Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item RE.8, please see
"Public Comments for All Item(s)."
Chair King: Commissioner Gabela --
Commissioner Gabela: Yeah, l just --
Chair King: -- you wanted to discuss RE.8?
Commissioner Gabela: Right. I briefly just want to say that there's three
commissioners and they're asking $21 million for three. And I understand this is a
first come, first served. That's the way it is. No problem. However, my portion is
$1,369,934. The problem is that between the three commissioners that are now
asking for $21 million, 21 mil, you know, there's a shortage for my end at 542,550.
So, can I ask somebody, can some of you guys, you know, to chip in so I can make up
for my 542?
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Chair King: So, also, I'd like to --
Commissioner Gabela: And I don't want to take away from what you guys are doing.
Chair King: I'd like to --
Commissioner Gabela: I know it's important. I mean --
Chair King: -- weigh in on this one, because if we pass RE.8, there's no money left
for RE.13. And this fund is intended for affordable housing, parks, and the like. We
all have issues in our community. I don't believe the way this And was set up is
equitable for the entirety of the city of Miami. It was not intended to do so. And with
the allocation to date, we have District 2 has received almost $18 million of the
money. District 3 has received almost $13 million of the fund. I have received 7 --
almost $6 million, and Commissioner Gabela has received $1 million.
Commissioner Gabela: I got $1 million.
Chair King: Yes, you did.
Commissioner Gabela: I did?
Chair King: You got one mill -- 1.3. With the remainder --
Commissioner Gabela: No, no, no, but -- yes, go ahead, I'm sorry.
Chair King: With the remainder of the money, each of our districts have needs from
this benefit. I have a park in my district that is going to be closed because the
playground equipment is so outdated and unsafe that they're closing the park with
no funding in sight with a hope to receive funding in October during the budget
cycle. Two months before school is out, summer recess, my parks are going to be
closed, and I have several parks in the district. Also, affordable housing for teachers
is important. I am a champion for affordable housing and not just apartments. I'm
building housing for first-time homeowners for low- to moderate -income families
like teachers, and I'm utilizing vacant lots in District 5 to do so. I appreciate that
affordable housing looks different for everyone, but it is unequitable how this money
has been spent and it is unfair because 1 was told by staff I had to identifY a project.
So, I identified a project. Then I was told by staff no, you just had to ask for it. The
uncertainty of how you would obtain this money, because if you had told me that, no,
you just have to ask for the money, I would have asked for all of it. But I did what I
was told, and 1 identified a project, and 1 cannot, in good conscience, vote for your
item, Commissioner Pardo, although it is needed, but there are parks throughout the
city of Miami and there are commissioners who have not -- there's no money for D4
(District 4), none. And he's asking for $4 million. If we grant your request, there's
no money for him. And also, this should have -- this pot of money. And let me just
read from it. It is important to note that just because a project contributed into the
fund is located in a certain district, it does not mean those funds shall be used within
that district. It's not because one district includes you receive the money into this
fund from one district more than other districts, that that district should get the lion's
share of the money. It's not fair. And in today's prayer, the pastor talked about
compassion and serving the entirety of the city of Miami, and I would like staff to
figure out a way that this is more equitable for everyone. Perhaps use the calculation
that we use for CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) dollars where it's
based on need in the district, or just divvy up what's left and make everyone whole
where we all get about the same amount of money. It seems like almost $18 million is
the threshold here. I don't know that staff can bring us all up to that, but whatever is
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left, let's make this more equitable for all of the districts because it's just not fair.
Commissioner Pardo?
Commissioner Pardo: Well, first of all, I want to say I have compassion and I
understand there are needs across all of our districts. I want to make that very clear.
We have allocations in our budget that address many of those needs and many other
pockets of money. This specific pot of money is about T6 and above developments
that are contributing a public benefit into this fund. T6 and above developments
primarily occur in District 2. When you talk about District 2, it is under so much
stress for development. Doesn't matter where you go, people can't get to their
buildings, the traffic is unbearable. The thought is, oh, well, District 2, it has these
condos and the quality of life in District 2, the entire district, whether it's Coconut
Grove, you open the paper, people want to move to the Grove, people want to move
to Miami, where are they moving? District 2. The residents in District 2 are fed up.
They are dealing with undue pressure. You saw it at the Ultra meeting, you know,
half marathons that blow the horn every morning, people get woken up at six,
construction noise, they're woken up at two, they're woken up at four, so that's not
equitable. That's just not equitable. Everyone wants to travel and come through all
these places, and these developments are asking for concessions, they're asking for
setbacks, they're asking for variances, and the public benefit money that's
originating from that development is going into that pot of money. We have
designated very concrete projects for that money. That's why we're here taking it.
And by the way, we're not taking what we contribute. There's more left that comes
from District 2. So, we're not taking the full amount. We're just asking for our fair
share that not only has been appropriated. We have been talking about this with
residents for eight months. We've been talking about the playgrounds, talking about
buying property, in the Grove. I mean, these are identified specific things, not just
something where we decided, hey, let's come in and try to take some money, at all.
We've been extremely courteous, responsible and respectful. We understand the
needs are citywide and we support all of our districts in that effort. But we're here at
the table because we're ready and we shouldn't be held hack.
Chair King: Commissioner Gabela?
Commissioner Gabela: Yeah, so, my response to this, I understand fully -- and by the
way, what you meant was that the allotment that my district was allotted the 1.3 is
what you meant. Because when you said we gave you the money, so wait a minute,
we spent it?
Chair King: No, no, no.
Commissioner Gabela: But, no, 1 got you. 1 -- that was me. But, my bad. But, no,
here's the thing. While 1 understand that your residents put up with this and the
money is generated there, the other problem, the other side of this is that her district
and my district, my district, for example, I have the Camillus House on 7th Avenue. I
have the health system, which is a revolving door of people that get arrested, the
homelessness situation, and all of that. And then on top of that, the GSA (General
Services Administration) site has been in my district, which is an eyesore, for years.
So, while you guys generate the money, but by the same token, you guys don't have
all this stuff in your neck of the woods. What do you guys do? For years, people, not
you, but people have been dumping into Allapattah. So, you got to take that part of
the equation also, because you guys that I know about, you know, you don't have this
kind of problem that, you know, that I'm talking about. You see what I'm saying? So,
while I understand that you guys generate the funds, you know what I mean? You
know, it's not exactly -- you know, and I agree with the chairwoman. You know, I
don't want to hamper you. I don't want to hamper, you know, what you got going on,
because I think we all need to help each other, right, as colleagues that we are, you
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know, and I'm all for that, but, you know, I think it's, just a bit much, and I will vote
for it, but I hope in your heart you can find what the chairwoman is saying, and she's
correct, you know what 1 mean, and what 1'in telling you is that, you know, it's not --
you know, when you speak about it that way, it makes sense, hut then the other
equation is, that we have problems in our district that were dumped upon Okay, and
you know, so it's not a -- I don't see it as an equitable, you know, solution. However,
the other side is, I -- and I said it to the City Manager when we had our meeting. You
know, the way this is done, first come, first serve, I don't think this is -- this is
correct. Because if I didn't find out about it, nobody knows about it, hell, you know, I
mean, I'm late to the party, gentlemen. Okay, now I'm going to abide by my rules.
Now, at the bare minimum, what 1 want is that what you guys are doing, Rosado, 1
have nothing against your thing, I want to help you too, but here's the deal. I'm short
$542, 000, okay? Because if you -- it's 21, 3 -- between what you're asking, what the
chairwoman did already, and what you're asking, it's 21, 3. Okay, and the total is
$22,127,384. So, what I'm owed is $1,369,934 with 08 cents, okav, meaning that
there's $822,384 left for me, the way it is, but 1 am short $542,550. So, what are we
going to do about that?
Commissioner Pardo: Commissioner?
Commissioner Gabela: Yes, sir.
Commissioner Pardo: You said $542, 550?
Commissioner Gabela: Yes, that's correct.
Commissioner Pardo: I will take it out of our funds specifically. I want you to
understand something. I believe and work hard for all of our districts. You know that
there's a contribution specifically made for Allapattah, $2 million a year, out of
Omni CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) that we shepherded. We all know
we have many entities and different pots of money to help in all of these projects. So,
like you, I don't want to he in a -- diametrically opposed on anything. There's
enough -- again, if you believe it's an ocean with lots of fish, you believe it's an
ocean. If you believe it's a pond and you need to fight for everything, that's a
different story. I think it's an ocean, lots offish, and I'm happy to help you.
Chair King: Commissioner Pardo, I don't understand how the Omni CRA can pledge
$2 million to Allapattah, because you can't use the money outside of the boundaries
of the CRA.
Commissioner Pardo: Correct. We're pledging it back to the general fund fbr the
administration to use in the area.
Chair King: Okay.
Commissioner Gabela: Wait, wait, wait. Back that up again. You're doing what
again?
Commissioner Pardo: Yes, one CRA cannot give outside of its boundary, so we gave,
through Omni CRA, $2 million back to the City.
Chair King: So, therefore, you should be able to --
Commissioner Gabela: So, who's that earmarked for now?
Commissioner Pardo: For Allapattah.
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Commissioner Gabela: Oh, what you're saying is that you couldn't go -- do it the
other way around.
Commissioner Pardo: Right.
Chair King: So, that money is available to him today.
Commissioner Pardo: If he wanted it.
Chair King: Okay, for Allapattah.
Commissioner Pardo: For Allapattah, correct.
Chair King: But, again, my argument stands because, again, if we pass RE.8, there
is no money for RE.13. None, zip, zilch.
James Reyes (City Manager): Madam Chair?
Chair King: Mr. Manager?
Mr. Reyes: Can I provide some updated data and historical on the numbers so that
we're all kind of like singing off the same sheet, if I may?
Chair King: Please.
Mr. Reyes: So, the fund was established in 2009, and I'd like to share, if I may, the
different revenue streams, how much each district has generated during the life of
the fund. So, District 1, generated -- and I'll use estimates please, I don't want to get
into cents here, but a little over $1.3 million. District 2, a little over $21 million.
District 3, almost $13 million. District 4 did not generate funds for the fund, and
District 5, almost $3 million. Of that, the expenditures to date, not including the two
items that are before you today, District 1 has not expended any of the dollars.
District 2, $1.1 million. District 3, $12.7 million. District 4 has not expended any
.funds, and District 5, 5.3. With the concession that District 2 made today to District
1, that makes District 1 whole for what they're trying to accomplish. With that said,
what District 4 is trying to accomplish, we now have brought the delta, the
difference, to about, let's see here the exact numbers, $496,193. So, after taking
Commissioner Pardo's item out of the existing balance, we also had a deposit into
the fund Tuesday afternoon that is -- we're anticipating is going to clear. We're
waiting for an eCheck that was deposited into the account of roughly $2.5 million.
So, between the remainder of Commissioner Pardo, what he leaves in the fund, and
the additional $2.5 million that was just received that we're awaiting clearance in
the fund, the delta for the District 4 project is approximately $496,000 of which the
commissioner and the administration have been in conversation. And there is enough
dollars between district funds and other identified revenue to cover that expense. So,
that's where we're at today. I just wanted to provide an update for everyone on the
dais.
Commissioner Pardo: Thank you.
Chair King: Okay, but it's still not equitable. It's still not equitable. Now, if you were
going to tell me that you're going to find the money so that my parks they can order
the park equipment right now because even if you order the park equipment right
now, if you had the money to order the park equipment right now, I'm looking at
eight months of a closed park in my district. And I believe this is time to begin a
conversation about GOB (General Obligation Bond) money, a bond, because we all
have so much need, but there's not enough money to address all of the needs. My
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district, Commissioner Gabela's district, we are the ones hurting for affordable
housing. We are the ones -- we're not building luxury housing. We need affordable
housing more than anyone, and true affordable housing, because someone
mentioned that today, true affordable housing. Not those funky AMI (Area Median
Income) numbers, you know, 60 percent AMI, which doesn't -- our teachers. And
then here's an unintended consequence of designating a project affordable, because
once it's built, you get affordable housing one year, and then your rent goes up every
single year, by law, because we're not a rent -controlled state. And again, I'm just
stating, because ifD2 (District 2) gets this $15 million, they would have had 15 plus
17, 18 -- 15 million, I'm rounding up from the 17 that was identified. That's 18 plus
another 15 when we all have need. So, he should -- and I'm not -- he's his own
advocate, but he should be grateful that you found $4 million and that D2 is 7 -- $30
plus million out of this fund. It's not fair to the rest of us. Commissioner Pardo, I'm
going to allow you to speak, and I know -- and again, this speaks to -- because I
want Commissioner Pardo to have what he's asking for, but I'm talking about equity
throughout the city of Miami. And I'm the first to grab community benefits. I stopped
the Watson Island deal to get community benefits, didn't I? Because there is such a
need. I ask for community benefits from every developer that comes through D5
(District 5). Ask them. I have a reputation for that. I try to cobble up money for our
districts because I understand that the City doesn't have the funds, but again, I can't
support Commissioner Pardo getting another 15 million on top of the 18 that he
already received just because you found four for Commissioner Rosado. What about
the rest of us?
Mr. Reyes: Madam Chair, I -- can I clarify some of the numbers?
Chair King: Yes.
Mr. Reyes: So, first and foremost, I forgot the most important part, and that is that I
think you have consensus between City Attorney, myself and the dais that we
definitely urge change in the legislation that establishes a formal process as to how
these funds are utilized in the future. 1 think we all agree unanimously, I would say,
that this first come, first serve basis and the way the legislation was written leaves a
lot of unintended consequences. So, I urge all of you to come up with something that
works for all the districts. I am not sure where or which numbers you're alluding to,
but I can tell you that, again, as it relates to District 2, the revenue that that district
has produced is $21.1 million. Of that, the district, without this item, has only
expended $1.1 million. That's why we have the balance that we have. So, it's 1.1 plus
the 15 that he's putting in for.
Chair King: Okay, I have a report from staff far public benefits. So, whoever put this
report together for me, they need to come and speak to this because it says District 2,
$17,948,698. Where did that number come from? And for District 3, I have
$12, 916, 672.
Mr. Reyes: Those are the deposits. That's the revenue created by each of the district.
That's not how much they've expended. The expenditures are the numbers that I
shared earlier. For District 2, it's 1.155. For District 3, it's 12.728 of the 12.916.
Chair King: So, this came from the Planning Department's report of April 2nd.
David Snow (Director): Yeah, so just -- Madam Chair, David Snow with the
Planning Department. To clam -- just to add to what the Manager stated, when we
collect dollars from those developments that are contributing, that's those amounts
you just read. So, that's that total amount collected. The expenditures, and I'll read
through them again just so that we're clear, for District 2 is roughly $1.1 million
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that they've received. District 3 is 12.7 and District 5 is 5.3. That's what you've
received out of the trust.
Commissioner Gabela: What's -- I'm sorry, what's 5 again? 5 point what, 5.3?
Mr. Snow: District 5 is 5.3.
Chair King: So, District 1 has nothing. They have not received any funds.
Mr. Snow: No. District 1 and District 4 have not received any money from the Public
Benefit Trust.
Commissioner Gabela: Can I ask you --? So -- because the 13 mil rounded off,' the
12.7 mil rounded off the 13, District 3 was not spent by this gentleman.
Commissioner Escalona: No.
Commissioner Gabela: It was spent by the prior gentleman.
Mr. Snow: Correct.
Commissioner Gabela: So, how long has this program been going on, and how come
I find out about it --?
Mr. Snow: So, the program
Commissioner Gabela: What's going on here?
Mr. Snow: -- so the program --
Commissioner Gabela: Carollo was the only one that was told this, and certain
people, and the other, we weren't, you know, in the loop.
Mr. Snow: So, Commissioner; the program has been around since the inception of
Miami 21, which was back in 2009.
Commissioner Gabela: But how come now --
Mr. Snow: It's --
Commissioner Gabela: Sony, David, I'm not putting it on you. But here's the thing,
how come now is when I find out about this two weeks ago.
Chair King: Let me answer that question. Because staff does not give you any -- you
either know it or you don't. You figure it out because they don't come to you and say,
oh, by the way, we have this. That is not -- this was created in 2009. I became elected
in 2021. No one sat me down and said, these are your options for funding. Staff
doesn't give you that information. Now, with District 3, the money has been
allocated. They're not going to take the money from you, and the money hasn 't been
spent. So, you, sir; have almost $13 million because the previous commissioner had
been around since 2009 and beyond. So, he knew, but we didn't. We had to figure it
out. I figured it out, and that's how I got the five million that I got last commission
meeting, and that opened the Pandora's box, and now you see what you see. But staff
doesn't give you that. They don't -- they -- they -- you got to figure that out on your
own. And what you don't know, you don't know.
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Commissioner Gabela: But listen, listen, 1 call the Finance, 1 call the, you know, the
people, and I'm always asking, what do 1 got, what do I got? 1 mean, this can't -- you
know, this doesn't fly, man. This can't work like this. You know, this is not, that we
find out, this has been going on, okay, 2009, great. Carollo's an expert at it because
he was a commissioner for many years, and then the people that get here we're not
so expert. Escalona's not an expert. You might be down there because you've been a
city manager for, you know, a long time. But I'm not, you know, in tune for that. I
don't think you are either. And you had to find out. That has to change. That has to
change. You know what I mean? I mean, this is a flawed system, and that's why
we're here today.
Chair King: And all I'm saying --
Commissioner Pardo: Madam --
Chair King: -- is that -- Commissioner Pardo, all I'm saying -- I'm going to let you
speak.
Commissioner Pardo: Okay, I hope.
Chair King: All I'm saying is that this should have been -- there should have been a
more equitable way that this money was divvied up. And we should not have had to
figure it out on our own. That's all I'm saying, with staff I don't know who came up
with that idea, first in, first out, you know. It's just not fair. It's not fair because
every single district in the city of Miami has need. And DI (District 1) and D5
(District 5) have the most need. We've had the most need, but it doesn't discount that
D2 (District 2) needs a park. Of course, we all need parks. But District 5 has the
most parks in the district [sic], the most parks in the district [sic].
Commissioner Escalona: In the city.
Chair King: In the city. No, in the city. Yes, my, district has the most parks in the city.
And all I'm saying to my colleagues is that we should have a more equitable way to
distribute this money. It's public trust dollars. Commissioner Pardo? Yay.
Commissioner Pardo: Yay. So -- okay, so as far as District 2 goes, we're leaving 5
million there. We're taking much less than our share, but a very important aspect of
District 2 that is not really being considered when you say the word equity and you
say the word need, the infrastructure that is burdened on this district is horrible.
What we need -- you just mentioned a bond. We only have 10 percent of our
stormwater master plan funded. That's $400 million of $4 billion. It doesn 't do much
good to have an affordable home when you're waist deep in water. So, we have to
consider resiliency. We have to consider our seawalls. We have four feet seawall, six
feet seawall. We're lucky we haven't had a climate event. We haven't had a
hurricane. So, when we talk about need, it can 't just be -- I understand affordability.
It's a crisis in our city, but we have a silent crisis. And that's called climate
resiliency. We're not. We're in trouble. And we should think of it as protecting our
residents and our citizens as well.
Chair King: I have a seawall crumbling in my district.
Commissioner Pardo: There you go.
Chair King: Crumbling. And that's my -- that's the point I am making. What you are
saying is not unique to District 2.
Commissioner Pardo: I know.
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Chair King: We have flooding. 1 have a crumbling seawall. We -- we all have issues
in our district. It's not -- it's not unique to District 2. 1 share waterfront property as
well.
Commissioner Pardo: Yeah, I'm not saying it is, but affordability, isn't unique either
to the other districts. We have obviously affordable housing needs and issues that we
try to take care of as well.
Chair King: You do, but nowhere near, nowhere near the amount that D1 has or D5
has, nowhere near.
Commissioner Gabela: Okay, listen, Madam Chair, through the Chair, ifI may.
Chair King: I think Commissioner -- I think Commissioner Rosado wants to --
Commissioner Gabela: Oh, okay, go ahead, sir.
Commissioner Rosado: I do.
Chair King: --jump in.
Commissioner Rosado: Sure. Mr. Manager, could you give us the total of what's
available right now prior to these two items that are being discussed? Because we
talked a lot of numbers. I want to make sure we all have one number we're working
from. Because I do think we can arrive at an agreement today. And I will mention --
go ahead.
Mr. Reyes: 19.201.
Commissioner Rosado: That's what's available right now?
Mr. Reyes: Yes, sir, before the two items.
Commissioner Rosado: And we're asking for a combined between the two of 19.8.
I'm sure we can arrive at a number that makes sense. And I wanted to point
something out, which is new to me, because I asked for information as the meeting
was going on, and this is a record year for public benefits dollars. So, I asked for the
history of it, because 1'd actually not seen this before. So, in 2022, this is just going
back over the last five years. It's older than that. But in the last five years, in 2022,
1.64 was collected. In 2023, a little bit under that was collected. In 2024, it jumped
to almost $10 million. In 2025, it was over $11 million. And so far this year, in three
months, we've collected $10 million. So, there's like a record amount of money
coming just to kind of, you know, make everybody feel at ease that it seems like we're
on a really good trend in terms of having dollars to be able to distribute. So, this is a
good sign. I didn't know this prior to this last hour or so.
Commissioner Escalona: Madam Chair, for the record, the money that you were
referring to that was allocated to District 3, that was spent by the previous
commissioner and approved by this commission. So, I don't have any of that money.
Chair King: Oh.
Commissioner Escalona: Just so -- for the record.
Chair King: Okay, I thought -- staff told me that it -- didn't staff tell me in my agenda
briefing that that money was not spent? They did not?
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Commissioner Gabela: I'm willing to share with you, brother. I'll help you out. Out
of my 542,I'll help him out.
Mr. Reyes: I know I've followed up to see if that money was encumbered and it was -
Chair King: It was en --
Mr. Reyes: -- and it was distributed.
Chair King: It was encumbered.
Mr. Reyes: Yes.
Chair King: Has it been spent? There's a difference.
Commissioner Escalona: To my knowledge it was.
Chair King: Let's see.
Mr. Reyes: They're getting the HUD (Department of Housing and Urban
Development) document, the settlement document.
Chair King: Okay, because I know you've had items, you know --
Commissioner Pardo: While he -- while he --
Chair King: -- defunded. Commissioner Pardo.
Commissioner Pardo: While he figures that out, I just wanted to add that is exactly
why the stress is so had in District 2. There are roads in the Grove that you cannot
get through. The traffic, I mean, it's -- some people are taking an hour to get into
their building once they're in the area. There 's so much congestion and traffic and
noise and development issues that the residents are up in arms and they should be,
they should be. It's not the same in other parts. I know, I get it. And they have other
issues and other needs.
Chair King: You know, I agree with you, but I've got traffic in my district.
Commissioner Pardo: I get it.
Chair King: You know, we border districts. I --
Commissioner Pardo: Right, I'm not sure it's the way this is happening with
development on the streets at the same time and people hearing noise at 2 a.m. and
at 5 a.m. and noise wavers that need to happen because of construction pours and
people that just -- I mean, the level of residents engaging with us on that issue day in
day out is huge. It shouldn't be on their backs either.
Commissioner Gabela: You know --
Commissioner Rosado: Commissioner Pardo.
Commissioner Pardo: Yeah.
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Commissioner Gabela: -- you know, my people -- my people would say to that that
they wish that they had that problem because my people are to begin with looking for
housing that they don't have. You see what I'm saying?
Commissioner Pardo: Yeah, no, I get it.
Commissioner Gabela: We're arguing --
Commissioner Pardo: I get it.
Chair King: Right.
Commissioner Pardo: And that's why Allapattah --
Chair King: And what I'm -- I'm conceding that we all have need and that's why I
am championing that this money is equitably distributed to all of us and not just the
lion's share goes to one particular district because we all have needs, some greater
than others, but we all have a need. I believe we're -- Commissioner Rosado?
Commissioner Rosado: I do. I'm open to a breakdown of the dollars given that we
have 19.2 and we have projects at hand. The project that the various speakers spoke
about in my district, it is on the next School Board agenda. That is the level of
support that it has. It is in the vice chair of the School Board's district. She is
sponsoring it. And our county commissioner, who also had a staffer here, they're
talking about it at the County because they've got to get an easement for Ludlum
Trail. It has tremendous support. I would hate to see this item deferred. I think we
can come to a mathematical agreement, like in the next couple of minutes. If there's
19.2 and --
Commissioner Gabela: Can I address --
Commissioner Rosado: Yes. Go ahead.
Commissioner Gabela: -- something through the Chair? So, to my math, what the
three of you are asking for today, with the exception --
Commissioner Rosado: 4, 8.
Commissioner Gabela: -- of Escalona and myself --
Chair King: (INAUDIBLE) 2.
Commissioner Gabela: No.
Chair King: The ask is only two. I don't have an ask on here.
Commissioner Gabela: You don't have --
Chair King: No, it's just -- it's just -- Commissioner Pardo and Commissioner
Rosado, mine was approved last week -- I mean, last Commission meeting, but
again, from the position that we have, we have $19 million. That's it. So, if
Commissioner Pardo gets his 15 and they figured out how to give Rosado his money,
that leaves nothing left.
Commissioner Pardo: Well, the practice here has been first come, first serve. We've
had our projects. We've talked about them for months. They are ready. I believe,
Commissioner Rosado, you're saying you have a ready project. I want to go ahead
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and vote on my item. It's incredibly important to our district. We're ready. We've
been working hard for many months to get here, and we're following all the rules
and all the practice.
Chair King: Okay. Again, just because the practice has been first come, first serve
doesn 't mean that that's a good practice. I cannot --
Commissioner Pardo: Well, and in the future, I think --
Chair King: I cannot agree.
Commissioner Pardo: -- you should address that.
Chair King: But there will be no future because there's not going to be any more
money.
Commissioner Pardo: We're getting more as we speak.
Chair King: But today there won't be any more money, and I'm saying that this
money should be distributed equitably.
Commissioner Pardo: Well --
Chair King: We can call for a vote. I'm going to be a no vote because that --
Commissioner Pardo: I'd like to call for the vote.
Chair King: -- takes up all the money so --
Commissioner Gabela: Excuse me.
Commissioner Pardo: 1 would like to call --
Commissioner Gabela: Can I -- can I just interject here a minute? Let's be clear on
this. I have a document here that says that you are asking for $15 million, 10 and 5,
okay. And then I have another one that says Rosado's asking for 4.8. And I have
another one that you're asking for $500,000 on one side. And is that --
Chair King: (INAUDIBLE).
Commissioner Gabela: And I'm saying it because of the math that we're doing here.
Chair King: (INAUDIBLE).
Commissioner Gabela: That's passed already.
Chair King: That was the last commission.
Commissioner Pardo: She already got it.
Chair King: I got my five.
Commissioner Gabela: So, that's not on this commission meeting.
Chair King: No.
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Commissioner Rosado: So, the discrepancy between the requests which is 19.8
combined and what we have on hand, which is 19.2 --
Commissioner Gabela: 19.8 or 19.2, which is it?
Commissioner Rosado: Six hundred --
Commissioner Gabela: 19.8, 19.2, we keep going back (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
Commissioner Rosado: We're not that far apart. Could we --?
Chair King: The point -- the point here is if we pass RE.8 -- they figured out RE.13 --
in this moment, this snapshot, there's nothing left. So, I'm not going to vote for this
because I believe that we should come up with something that is a little more
equitable for all of the districts.
Commissioner Pardo: Yeah, we disagree, but I would just like --
Chair King: Right.
Commissioner Pardo: -- to call the question, call for the vote.
Commissioner Rosado: Commissioner Pardo, could we not agree to, both of us, a
minor reduction that gets us to 19.2? Ifyou did 14.7, I did 4.5.
Commissioner Pardo: I just did. I just did. I just --
Commissioner Rosado: What are the -- what are the numbers? We've had so many
numbers. I want to make sure I got them all.
Commissioner Pardo: Commissioner Gabela, how much did you require, 500 and --
9
Commissioner Gabela: So, if I got to rearrange -- nevertheless, okay, I thought it
was 21.3 that was, you know, earmarked today, and that would leave 827,380. But
now, you guys are saying it's 19, so let me do the math real quick.
Commissioner Pardo: I can go to 14.6, 14.7. I mean, that's really -- I'll find some
way to plug that hole. But, remember, we're leaving five million there already, right?
So, our item should be voted on right -- like now. We've been planning this a long
time. This has been the practice. I'd like to see our item voted on.
Commissioner Gabela: Okay, guys, I'm going to vote on the item, but 1 need to
calculate my -- my -- you know, the -- what's earmarked for me, I want to take care
of that. So, I'm going to vote --
Chair King: How about we --
Commissioner Gabela: -- but I want to make sure that I'm going to get my -- you
know, and I'm not even arguing, you know, which I agree with the chairwoman. I
agree the way this is done, this is not, you know, correct, but I'm going to go along.
Okay, but I want, you know, my stuff, you know what I mean?
Chair King: So, how about -- how about we do this? Let's go on to other items while
he figures out whatever he's trying to figure out. Let's move to -- let's leave RE.8
and RE.13 and go to other items, and then we come back so you have time to figure
out your numbers. Let's move along and that way --
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Commissioner Pardo: I would -- is it possible to go ahead and vote on RE.8 and then
move the other items?
Chair King: Well, but then he has to sit here and do his math. I'm trying to give him
an opportunity to do his math. We'll come back to it.
Commissioner Pardo: Because the other item involves the math, not this item.
Chair King: But let us -- we're not going anywhere. There's no rush. Let him do
what he needs to do, instead of trying to figure it out right here.
Commissioner Gabela: With this math, with this math, what you've got left is
$600, 000.
Commissioner Rosado: Okay.
Commissioner Gabela: That's what you've got left. And I'm at 1.3, almost 1.4 if you
round it up, right? So, I'm at 1.369, $1,369,934.86, okay? That's what is allotted to
me without any argument.
Commissioner Pardo: I commit --
Commissioner Gabela: That's what I get, right?
Commissioner Pardo: I commit to get you --
Chair King: That's what you -- that's what your district contributed.
Commissioner Gabela: So, now -- so, now the 60,0 ifyou -- ifyou do the 1.369 --
Chair King: But you're not getting that, Commissioner Gabela.
Commissioner Gabela: 934 minus -- hang on a minute, people. We're short 769 --
Chair King: No, Commissioner Gabela --
Commissioner Gabela: -- thousand, 934.
Chair King: -- you're not short. You're not getting anything. That's what your
district contributed. If RE.8 passes and RE.13 passes --
Commissioner Escalona: There is no money.
Chair King: -- you get zero. There's no more money.
Commissioner Escalona: No money.
Chair King: Do you understand?
Commissioner Pardo: For now, until the next contribution comes in.
Chair King: But he shouldn't have to wait for the next contribution.
Commissioner Pardo: But he doesn't have a project lined up for that money.
Chair King: But the staff said you don't have to have a project lined up.
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Commissioner Pardo: Okay.
Commissioner Gabela: Guys, okay, so I was going to vote on this yes based on -- but
apparently, I've been given the wrong information.
Chair King: David, could you come to the podium, please? District 1 contributed
$1.3 million dollars plus.
Mr. Snow: Correct.
Chair King: District 1 has been allocated how much money from this public trust
fund?
Mr. Snow: Zero dollars.
Chair King: Zero.
Commissioner Gabela: So --
Chair King: And if we pass RE.8 --
Commissioner Gabela: So, wait a minute. So, I got it, but my math was -- so if we
are going by these numbers, then the minimum that I should be allotted would be the
1.3 because that's what my area generated, minimum, okay, and that's what I expect,
you know what I mean? So, the math -- we're short, what did I say? I said 769.
That's what I'm short of. So, even though I have -- I don't have a project, even
though I don't care if I don't have a project, you're not going to -- you guys aren't
going to touch my money, just like I'm not touching anybody else's money.
Commissioner Rosado: Through the Chair.
Commissioner Pardo: But everybody's touching --
Chair King: Commissioner Rosado.
Commissioner Rosado: Yes. Commissioner Pardo, the $2 million that you were
referring to, that would be available right away to Allapattah. I mean, are those
funds already in the general fund? Does the commissioner have access --?
Commissioner Gabela: But that has nothing to do with this math here. That has
nothing to do with this math here. That's a separate math.
Commissioner Rosado: I know, but those are dollars that haven't been tapped into
that are immediately available, it sounds to me.
Commissioner Gabela: Yeah, but you know how hard I had to work for that for a
year and a half?
Commissioner Rosado: Understood.
Commissioner Gabela: And I had a leverage of the Omni CRA, I'm sorry to say that,
but I had to hold that up for like a whole year to get that Allapattah CRA to pass.
Why? Because the whole thing was if we had what was intended before, a joint
venture where the Allapattah line was going to be added to the Omni CRA line, what
would have happened, that the day that you have a chairman from D2, he's going to
rightly protect D2. And if you would have had a chairman from DI, I was going to
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protect D1. So, that wouldn't have worked out, and that's why we created Allapattah
CRA.
Commissioner Pardo: But you also would give up a lot of money because your life
would have been shorter as a CRA. That's really --
Commissioner Gabela: But not compared to what you guys got because you guys just
floated a bond of $150 million, okay? You did that. And before that, you guys were
around for 20-something years, which you were going to be sunsetted, and that's
what we did. So, you guys got a lot more -- you know, let's not even go there,
Commissioner, because if we go there, you guys -- in my view, when I made the
argument, you guys had fulfilled the mission with the Omni CRA was fulfilled
because you cannot argue with a straight face, nobody can argue with a straight face
to me that Biscayne Boulevard is blighted like it was 15 years ago, 20 years ago.
That argument could have been made 20 years ago. That argument cannot be made
today. Yet, you guys got an extra, what was it, `til 2047?
Commissioner Pardo: Commissioner.
Commissioner Gabela: If I'm not mistaken.
Commissioner Pardo: Commissioner, remember, it's been around since 1987.
Commissioner Gabela: Yeah.
Commissioner Pardo: There are parts of the CRA that look great. That's the work
since 1987. There are parts of the CRA, including a third of Overtown, and a lot of
other areas that are not there yet.
Commissioner Gabela: But Commissioner --
Commissioner Pardo: And that's what the money is for.
Commissioner Gabela: -- I understand that, but I got a lot of areas in my area that
are not even close to half of what you guys have. And on top of that, I am dumped on
with Camillus House. I am -- I have the Health District, which is a revolving door --
Commissioner Pardo: Okay.
Commissioner Gabela: -- for everything that happens, okay? And then on top of that,
we get dump -- we've had the GSA, which I want to turn that around, fbr a number of
years dumped on again. Okay. So, so that's the thing. So, listen, I'm not the one that
raised the two mil, but that math, forget about the math, that math cannot be put into
this equation.
Commissioner Pardo: Okay. I just --
Commissioner Gabela: That's a separate issue.
Commissioner Pardo: I'd just like to vote on this.
Chair King: So, Commissioner Pardo, we understand you want to vote on it, but it's
not ready to be voted on.
Commissioner Pardo: Okay.
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Chair King: I think Commissioner Escalona ivants to ask a question. Commissioner
Rosado still has questions. And again, with Commissioner Gabela, he's -- 1 don't
agree with his position because he's saying, just give me what 1 put in. And I don't
believe that that is -- that is appropriate. It's certainly not appropriate for --
Commissioner Pardo: Because we'd get $21 million.
Chair King: Exactly. And that is not where I'm going. And I don't think any one of us
is going to agree with that, that just whatever you put in is what you get out. And
that's not the policy. And you spoke about the policy. You said, first in, first out.
That's not right. But the policy currently is not you get what you put in. That's not
the policy.
Commissioner Pardo: No, but either -- either policy, we're okay on our item. That's
my point.
Chair King: Yes, either policy because it gives you the lion's share of the money and
that is not fair to the rest of the districts. So, with Commissioner Gabela, I don't
understand why you would want to just get 1.3 for what you put in.
Commissioner Gabela: No, no, no. What I want to do is -- look, what I say is, let's
hold this off till I get the right math, you know what I mean?
Chair King: But that's what I said.
Commissioner Escalona: We're going to do the -- we're going to do the math right
now for him.
Chair King: Commissioner Escalona.
Commissioner Escalona: Mr. Snow --
Mr. Snow: Yes.
Commissioner Escalona: -- from this money that we're referring to, District 1, how
much money, they put in?
Mr. Snow: So, District 1 has put in roughly $1.3 million.
Commissioner Escalona: 1.3?
Commissioner Gabela: $1.36 million.
Commissioner Escalona: Is that in the last year?
Mr. Snow: That's been over the life of the fund.
Commissioner Escalona: Okay, District 2?
Mr. Snow: District 2 is $21.1 million.
Commissioner Escalona: District 3?
Mr. Snow: $12.9 million.
Commissioner Escalona: District 4?
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Mr. Snow: Zero.
Commissioner Escalona: Zero. And District 5?
Mr. Snow: 2.9. And this is over the life.
Commissioner Escalona: Yes.
Mr. Snow: Over the life of the --
Commissioner Escalona: Yes. Of that money, District 1, how much they have spent?
Mr. Snow: District 1 has spent zero dollars.
Commissioner Escalona: District 2?
Mr. Snow: $1.1 million.
Commissioner Escalona: District 3?
Mr. Snow: $12.7 million.
Commissioner Escalona: For the record, that was before my, time. District 4?
Mr. Snow: Zero.
Commissioner Escalona: And District 5?
Mr. Snow: $5.3 million.
Commissioner Escalona: So, this money, was generated by the districts, right? They
put in this money.
Mr. Snow: The development within the districts, yes.
Commissioner Escalona: Exactly, exactly. What was the standard before? How did
you guys, before our time, how did you proceed with this money? Was the money
spent by district or was it first come, first served?
Chair King: First come, first served. And the only person serving on this district
[sic] that even knew about this money was Commissioner Carollo because he was
here in 2009. We weren't. Staff didn't tell us about it. And based on Commissioner
Pardo 's reasoning, Commissioner Rosado, you should get none because your district
put nothing in. But that is not what I'm advocating for because I don't believe that's
fair. But based on Commissioner Pardo's argument, you should get nothing. And
Commissioner Escalona, I'm not sure how much they said that you, District 3
generated, but I think it's more than what you got. And Commissioner Gabela, all
you should get is 1.3. And I don't believe that's fair or equitable. That's not fair. So,
ifyou're willing to just take the 1.3, that's on you, but I'm not.
Commissioner Gabela: Listen, going forward --
Chair King: I'm not, I'm not willing to take it.
Commissioner Gabela: So, in the -- in the -- in the hope of establishing a good
working relationship --
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Commissioner Pardo: But, Commissioner, we can take between their resolution and
our resolution, cover your -- your part that wasn't paid is my point. That's what I've
been trying to say.
Commissioner Gabela: No, no, I know what you're trying to say, you know, but see
the problem is, but even that math, you know, the math that because your area
generated and now -- see that math is wrong because the problem is, yes, your area
generated, but then your area doesn't have, I repeat, Camillus House, doesn't have
certain issues that you guys throw over to us that cost money to fix and to put more
security and more affordable housing and the rest of it, you know. So, you see what
I'm saying? She is correct when she says, you know what I mean, that, yeah, okay,
you generated the money, but you didn't take all the liability. You didn't take all the
liability because if I'm the one over here that I got Camillus House, and I got this,
and I got that, and that's a liability, and that's all you guys. I take that in. I'm not --
you know, but that's what it is. Then if you look at it that way, it's not equitable.
Commissioner Pardo: But that's not where this --
Commissioner Gabela: Well, unless you tell me that you're now going to move
Camillus House and some of the stuff that are a liability to me to your neck of the
woods, then you can say, hey, you know what, I'm entitled to this money I generated,
and here are my liabilities.
Commissioner Pardo: Let's be clear, this money is generated by developments that
are getting variances and easements in the neighborhood. The public benefit, the
public benefit is always conceptually to help those residents that are being basically
hurt by the quality, of life diminishing in those areas where that development
happens. That development is happening in Coconut Grove, in Edgewater, in
Brickell, in downtown. Those are the areas. This money is going back to that area,
and we are still leaving $5 million for everyone else.
Commissioner Gabela: Commissioner, you guys are talking about quality of life.
You're not talking about the basics. You know what the basics are?
Commissioner Pardo: Being able to sleep is a basic.
Commissioner Gabela: Exactly, but what about walking down the street on 7th
Avenue corridor at 7 o'clock at night, a family at 8 o'clock in the evening so they
don't get mugged and they can do their grocery stores? That requires more money
so we can put more police. That's why I'm advocating for the Allapattah CRA.
You're comparing apples to oranges. What you guys have over here is that, oh, you
don't like the noise. I understand. I don't like noise either. But you know what? 1
bought my house next to the 17th Avenue thing, and so 1 got to take the noise
because that where I bought it. I wanted to be on the river and I'm in a corner. But
you know what? I got to take the noise. You know what I mean? Because that's
where I bought. That's where I wanted. Same thing here. We're talking two different
things. Apples and oranges. Basic needs are one thing. And these luxuries that
you're talking about are other --
Commissioner Pardo: These are not luxuries, sir. I'm sorry to say.
Commissioner Gabela: Well, then why do they -- then why do they buy there?
Commissioner Pardo: They are not -- it is --
Commissioner Gabela: I fail to understand why they're buying. It's like the Ultra
thing. You know what I mean? I'm the chairman of the Bayfront Trust. And here's --
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and every year, it's the same story. Oh, because the Ultra. Well, did you do your due
diligence before you bought the property? Do you go get peace and quiet in
downtown? Because if it's me and I want peace and quiet, you know, common sense
says that Igo to the Redlands or somewhere or move out where not a lot of people --
but do I actually go to downtown and then expect it, you know, to --? And now if
you're there before and you bought 28 years ago before Ultra came, then you know
what, then I believe you because Ultra wasn 't there. But after Ultra's there, and I'm
using that argument, I'm sorry that I'm using that argument, okay, because I don 't
want to pick on anybody, but it's a fact. You guys are talking about, yes, it bothers
you, it bothers everybody, but you're not talking about the basics. I got a basic
problem, that I got people on the street that I got to take care of that they go into the
neighborhoods, you know what I mean? And then, you know, they're not safe and
then the neighborhoods are not safe. You see what I'm saying? It's apples and
oranges, folks.
Chair King: Commissioner Rosado would like to say something.
Commissioner Rosado: Yes.
Chair King: But I also would like to talk about the development in District 2. From
2009, Brickell -- Brickell was built. That's contributing. Not affordable housing. You
can't go and live in Brickell. And the development that occurred in Coconut Grove,
that is nowhere near (UNINTELLIGIBLE). We didn't have -- we don't have, District
1 and District 5, we don't have an area like Brickell. That's why it's so much
contribution because you've got development that happened in Brickell going into
this money and the development that went in Coconut Grove for what the folks were
talking about today. Hold on, Commissioner Pardo, because Commissioner Rosado
wants to speak. But again, our districts couldn't contribute to this fund with
development that has occurred like the development that has occurred in District 2.
Brickell is almost a whole city of its own. Commissioner Rosado.
Commissioner Rosado: I have a question for the attorney. Mr. Wysong, are we able
to make a motion that includes obligating dollars, the next set of dollars that come
in? Because we are, as I mentioned, we 're on a record year in terms of public
benefits dollars coming in. Last year, we collected a little over 11. We 've already
collected 10 in the first three months of this year. Money is going to continue to come
in. I would very much like to support my DI colleague by making a commitment of
the next $2 million automatically going to him, and then 1 think we should absolutely
set a policy. But I think we have projects at hand. I'm heading to the School Board in
a week and a half on the project that was discussed today. I wouldn't like to see a
deferral. I think we can come to an agreement and then set a policy after today.
Chair King: Commissioner Rosado, based on what's going on, you should get zero
because your district put no money in. Now, if Administration is going to find the $4
million that you gave -- that you found for him for District 5, I'm for it. But
according to this, in all of the arguments that were made, District 4 put zero dollars
in, so District 4 should not get any according to the arguments that have been made.
Now if you want to find me the $4 million that you found him, I'm voting for
everything. But if you can't do that, I'm stuck with this money should be distributed
equitably amongst all of the districts.
Mr. Reyes: Madam Chair?
Chair King: Yes.
Mr. Reyes: If I may, the Administration did not find any money. Additional money,
was deposited into that account on Tuesday. So, I just want to be clear.
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Chair King: Was that additional money that was deposited from -- generated from
District 4?
Mr. Reyes: No, ma'am.
Chair King: Okay. Based on your arguments --
Mr. Reyes: Correct.
Chair King: -- District 4 gets none, based on your arguments. So, unless you want to
find an equitable way for this money to be distributed, you shouldn't get any of the
money because you didn't put any, you didn't contribute to the And; District 4, not
you specific.
Commissioner Rosado: Madam Chair, do you have a recommended formula? I'd
just like to see us come to an agreement today.
Chair King: Absolutely, I have a recommended formula. We could use the poverty
guidelines that is used to distribute the community block grant dollars, which
distributes the money based on the poverty ratio. Absolutely, I do.
Commissioner Pardo: But obviously, I don't agree at all with that. Well, wait, let me
finish.
Chair King: I know, I know.
Commissioner Pardo: I've let you finish, please.
Chair King: Listen, I'm the chair, but I'm not --
Commissioner Pardo: Okay.
Chair King: -- I'm just responding to you said you don't agree. I understand. Go
ahead.
Commissioner Pardo: Okay. So, when you talk about these expensive, luxurious
condos, all of the taxes and all of that tax revenue goes to the general fund. It's all
divided by five. When you talk about the impact fees that are collected throughout
the city, all of that is divided by five. That helps everybody. This specific And is none
of those pots of money. Your park can be handled in many different ways. There are
many different ways to achieve that objective. In this case, it is T6 development and
above, large buildings that are making it unsafe, Commissioner Gabela, to walk on
the street. Those sidewalks are pushed out. Those people walk in the highway. They
can 't -- you know, the noise during continuous pours goes on for days, all day, all
night long. These folks have families, they have kids, they work. This is undue stress
for all of these areas. And I know it seems off because they're these luxurious, you
know, units, but that's not the reality of what's happening. Most of the reason they're
so expensive is because they are on the water. Well, guess what? Climate resiliency.
Our infrastructure is horrible. Our flooding is horrible. I mean, we can't just look at
it as, oh, these are luxurious condos. Those luxurious condos are paying for all of us
to be able to get things done in our district. Those impact fees are divided
throughout all of our areas. It makes sense for this fund to go to the place that
creates the disruption.
Chair King: I disagree again. And again, I have a seawall in District 5 that is
crumbling into the bay. Again, we all have needs. We all have needs. But DI and D5,
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our needs are about shoring up housing. Our needs is about flooding. In Little San
Juan, I can't even fix a park because the flooding is so bad that until the flooding is
addressed in the neighborhood, 1 cannot address the baseball field in Roberto
Clemente Park. We all have needs and all I am saying is that this money should be
allocated equitably, throughout the districts so that we can all address the needs that
we have from this fund. And you have the lion's share of the contributions because
D2 has built up like from stuff with Brickell. And the other, you barely have any
affordable housing, which you need. I'm not saying that District 2 doesn't need it,
but the contributions were made not from affordable housing projects, from Brickell,
from other luxury projects that you're talking about. And I'm not going to say
anything else because I think everybody else understands where I am with this. I am
merely saying that the money should be allocated equitably and we should not look
at who is the major contributor because, again, if we do, D4, you get none because
you did not contribute. Commissioner Pardo.
Commissioner Pardo: I just wanted to say while you have seawalls and similar
issues, remember the District 2 goes from 60th and Biscayne, the entire coastline, to
Miami Beach Islands, Virginia Key, and goes all the way to the Gables waterway.
So, the stress and the pressure for infrastructure in this district is unlike any other
place. And the stress and the pressure of development when you pull up, you know,
the New England Journal and anything, any periodical you're going to read about
people moving to Miami, moving to the Grove, moving to Brickell, moving to
downtown, that is tremendous disruption in quality of life.
Commissioner Gabela: But why do they -- why do they move here then is my
question.
Commissioner Pardo: Enough said.
Coniniissioner Gabela: If they know that, why do they continue moving to where the
disruption is? And then they complain about it. That's what doesn't jive with me.
Commissioner Pardo: They're not complaining about it. It's the reality.
Commissioner Gabela: And you guys keep saving that. But, my friend, before you
buy a property, you do your due diligence on what it's zoned, what it is, whatever.
Commissioner Pardo: Okay.
Commissioner Gabela: And that's what astonishes me, you know what I mean?
Commissioner Pardo: Anyway, I'm done.
Chair King: Okay.
Commissioner Escalona: Commissioner Pardo.
Chair King: And hold on one second. You talk about stress? I had a constituent
whose car was damaged because he hit a pothole. We're talk --
Commissioner Pardo: Yeah, I do too.
Chair King: What I'm serving in my district, we're talking about potholes. We're
talking about we don't have sidewalks. We just, because of Constituent Tuesday, with
a constituent coming to me and saying, ma'am, I don't have the money to fax my car
because I hit this pothole. Public Works did an amazing job of repaving the street,
adding sidewalks, trees, 52 trees, curb cuts for ADA (Americans with Disabilities
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Act) compliance. It has changed the face of this neighborhood. But that's because
the street was so poor. It was in such poor condition. Again, every dis -- and 1 bring
that up because every district, every one of us can tell a tale like 1 just did. There is
complete need. Anybody else want to say anything?
Commissioner Pardo: Just that --
Commissioner Escalona: Yes, I do.
Commissioner Gabela: Can I -- can 1 talk for a minute?
Commissioner Rosado: I think we all do.
Chair King: I'm going to go Commissioner Gabela --
Commissioner Gabela: Okay.
Chair King: -- then I'm going to go back to Commissioner Rosado, then I'm going to
go to Commissioner Escalona.
Commissioner Pardo: And one last thing then.
Chair King: And then I'm going to go to Commissioner Pardo.
Commissioner Gabela: Okay, so what I think what today -- what should happen
today is, you know, because we have the leverage now, okay, that this should be --
I'm not knocking it. I'm saying we're going to take it away or I'rn, you know -- or
any -- Rosado, what I'm saying is, before we move on this, number one, let's fix the
system. Let's write -- let's put it in the books, what it is. None of this nonsense offirst
come, first serve, you know what I mean, because that lends itself to what has
happened. And we do that, and then we talk about, you know, about this. I'm
drawing the conclusion that there are too many ifs here, too many questions to do
this today. So, I say, you maintain your 4.9, you maintain your 15, let's revisit, let's
get it on the books, let's fix the ordinance or whatever it is you guys call it, and then
we come back with what -- you know, because now we got leverage, because you
guys will say, no, let's do it now, and then later on well fix it. But later on, the
words will be in the wind, you know what I mean? And I like to, you know, do things
in an equitable manner that you give, and 1 give, and we all give. But not --
Chair King: Are you asking for a deferral? I don't understand what you're saying.
Are you asking to defer these items?
Commissioner Gabela: I'm asking to defer, yeah.
Chair King: Okay. Commissioner Rosado?
Commissioner Rosado: Yes, I wanted to hear from our city attorney. I don't think we
gave him the chance to speak on this.
Mr. Wysong: Yeah, so you asked whether the future funds could be allocated. We
would say you can't allocate future finds. What you essentially could do is adopt a
resolution saying something to the effect of the next monies that will come in will go
to District 1 and/or maybe -- and/or District 5.
Commissioner Gabela: But it's not only District 1. Listen, it's not only District 1. It's
change it so we don't get into this again.
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Mr. Wysong: No, under --
Commissioner Gabela: So, nobody has a -- you know what I mean? That's what I'm
trying to do.
Mr. Wysong: Right, and we would need to do an ordinance change to fix how you
guys determine to allocate those monies.
Chair King: Commissioner Escalona.
Commissioner Escalona: Yes, I think we need to move forward and we're not
moving. Let me ask you a question, Commissioner Pardo. Are you willing to go down
to $13 million? 13.
Commissioner Pardo: Obviously, I don 't want to, but what's the justification behind
that?
Commissioner Escalona: You get 13, he gets 3, 1.5, 1.5. I get nothing. I'm okay with
that, but I want to move forward. We can't keep fighting here, guys. Okay, 13, I have
3, 1.5, 1.5; that's 19.
Commissioner Rosado: I appreciate the spirit of compromise, but that -- I need to
make a contribution to the School Board that exceeds that. So, I get stuck with --
Commissioner Escalona: Yeah, but you put in -- you didn't put any money.
Commissioner Rosado: I understood. I understand that's the nature of the way that
the city has been rezoned. I understand that. I don't have as much T6 as others do.
But i f you look at the poverty rate, those of us -- the four of us sitting in this side, we
all have a little bit above 21 percent poverty rate. District 2 is -- you know, it's more
affluent, right? So, to the chairwoman's point, we would all get essentially the same
amount of money regardless of contribution. So, I'm looking for something that
closes us in a little bit more than that.
Chair King: I like Commissioner Gabela's idea of taking a pause, let it mature, a
deferral.
Commissioner Pardo: No.
Chair King: I like -- I will support a deferral because this is something that is more
important than just getting it done right now. Nothing is going to happen to your
project. It can go to the School Board. They can support it. And they can get the
money, because they're not going to put the shovel in the ground tomorrow. Let's be
clear about that. So, taking a pause until our next commission meeting is a prudent
idea so that we can all hash this out. Trying to -- because we don't solve the
problem. And again, 1.5 for him and 1.5 for me, nothing for you doesn't solve the
issue moving forward, and we need to address that. And, yes, I know, Commissioner
Pardo, you don't agree with that. Commissioner Pardo.
Commissioner Pardo: Madam Chair, I just think it's very convenient because, at the
last meeting, you came in with your request. That request was first come, first serve.
You got funded more than what you contribute, correct? Now, I'm here on a studied
plan that has taken months, where we have looked at these projects. I qualify either
way. We're putting way more money than we're taking, right? And it's first come,
first serve. So, I don't see any reason that my resolution shouldn't be voted on and it
shouldn't be passed.
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Chair King: Again, I disagree. And, you know, I'm following --1 don't --1
Commissioner Pardo: Can we vote?
Commissioner Gabela: But let me just say this. You know, the thing is, you guys keep
talking about, you know, the project's ready to go. You know how long I've been
ready to go on the Allapattah CRA? I've been at this for two years now, folks. And
even the County has given me a hard time, okay, where we now might be in a legal
battle, you know. So, I think, you know, unless you've got an emergency, you know
what 1 mean, I don't see the -- you know, because you guys keep talking, 1 got to do
this, I got to do that. I've been at this, you know, for the Allapattah CRA for two
years, folks. So, you know, when you guys tell me that you got an emergency that has
got to be done tomorrow, please, you know what I mean? Unless you can take care
of my problem and help me. You know what I mean? You know, I'm inclined to --
look, I think -- I think that this -- this needs to be fixed. This needs to be fixed. Let's
fix it. And then let's negotiate on what you're going to get, what he's going to get
over there, and what everybody is going to get regardless.
Commissioner Pardo: You shouldn't pull the rug from under me. I mean, I did all the
rules. I did everything the right way.
Chair King: But no one's trying to pull the rug from --
Commissioner Pardo: But that's the -- inevitably, that is what is --
Chair King: That -- no.
Commissioner Pardo: -- but that's exactly --
Chair King: Commissioner Pardo, no, it's not. Maybe you won't get the entirety of
$15 million, and we get some. But no one is saying --
Commissioner Pardo: Well --
Chair King: -- that you won 't get any.
Commissioner Pardo: Fine.
Chair King: And we're only saying, let's take a beat and look at this. Let's take a
beat. Now, if you want to vote, I'm going to vote no.
Commissioner Pardo: I'm --
Chair King: I don't know what the rest of them are.
Commissioner Pardo: I'm willing to look at the 13 that Commissioner Escalona
suggested. I'm willing to go in that direction.
Commissioner Escalona: Let's call the question. 13 million.
Commissioner Pardo: Okay.
Commissioner Escalona: Can we call the question?
Commissioner Pardo: Let's do it.
Chair King: So, that would be --
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Commissioner Gabela: But wait, wait, wait.
Chair King: So --
Commissioner Escalona: So, RE (Resolution) --
Commissioner Gabela: Say the numbers again. Say --
Commissioner Escalona: So, my suggestion because this is what was done in the
past, et cetera, first come, first serve, whatever the case may be. Damian Pardo gets
$13 million. He gets 3, 1.5, 1.5. If you guys don't want to move forward with that, we
can get rid of RE.8, $13 million. We can defer the rest, and we can release it.
Commissioner Gabela: But here's the thing. If he's right, and you believe that he
didn't put anything into the fund, why is he getting 3 mil, and I'm getting 1.5? You
see, we can argue this all day long. I'm telling you, the system's flawed. I want to
change the system before we move forward. I say we negotiate this with more, you
know, time is where I'm at.
Commissioner Pardo: I'd like to vote on RE.8.
Chair King: Do I have a motion?
Commissioner Pardo: So moved.
Chair King: Do I --
Commissioner Escalona: Second.
Chair King: -- have a second? I have a motion and a second.
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): This motion is as is.
Chair King: Is it as is or is it at 13?
Commissioner Pardo: As is.
Chair King: As --
Commissioner Pardo: Oh, no, do you -- unless --
Commissioner Escalona: I would like 13.
Commissioner Pardo: Okay, 13. I will lower mine to 13.
Commissioner Rosado: You will lower yours to 13. I -- I don't think I can go as -- I
appreciate -- I appreciate that. I appreciate the spirit of -- of arriving at a consensus
because I don't want to see this deferred. We have -- have a very tangible project
ready to move forward. I -- could I do four? 13 and 417, and the difference you all
can sort out at the next meeting. I don't have an opinion on that.
Commissioner Escalona: Madam Chair, we can defer the whole --
Commissioner Pardo: Yeah.
Chair King: Okay.
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Commissioner Escalona: I'm okay with deferring everything.
Chair King: So, Commissioner Pardo, by the looks of it, we have three not in favor
of your item. Do you want a deferral?
Commissioner Pardo: Yeah. I have no choice.
Chair King: Okay. Motion to defer to the next commission meeting.
Commissioner Gabela: Second.
Chair King: I have a --
Mr. Hannon: Sorry, who's the mover?
Chair King: Commissioner Pardo.
Commissioner Pardo: No, no, I'm not moving it.
Chair King: Oh.
Commissioner Pardo: I'm actually --
Chair King: Oh, okay.
Commissioner Pardo: I mean, I have no choice, but I'm not going to vote in favor of
it.
Chair King: Okay. So, okay. I have a motion to defer. Do I have a second?
Commissioner Gabela: Second.
Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor?
Commissioner Escalona: Aye.
Commissioner Gabela: Aye.
Commissioner Rosado: No.
Chair King: Aye.
Commissioner Pardo: One no.
Mr. Hannon: So, it's 3-2 with Commissioner Rosado and Commissioner Pardo
voting no to defer RE.8. Right now, and the vote was on RE.8 --
Chair King: Yes.
Mr. Hannon: -- to April 23rd.
Chair King: Yes.
Commissioner Gabela: With the directive to the City Manager and the
Administration to get this thing fixed.
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Commissioner Escalona: Yes.
Chair King: To come up with legislation that more equitably --
Commissioner Gabela: Yeah, with the directive so the City Manager you can fix this
but when we get to it the next time around.
Chair King: A more equitable distribution of the funds.
Commissioner Pardo: Yeah, and keep in mind -- yeah.
Chair King: Okay. And that leaves RE.13.
Commissioner Pardo: Wait, wait. I'm sorry. With more equitable distribution. How
do you define equitable for the --?
Chair King: Well -- the staff will come up with some --
Commissioner Pardo: We'll define it, okay.
Chair King: Yes, the staff will come up with it.
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RE.9 RESOLUTION
18959
Commissioners
and Mayor
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, BY A FOUR -
FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A PURCHASE AND
SALE AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE
TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI
("CITY") AND LR FAMILY TRUST LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY ("SELLER"), FOR THE ACQUISITION OF
REAL PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS FOLIO NUMBER 01-4110-010-
0352, LOCATED AT 2132 SOUTHWEST 9 STREET, MIAMI,
FLORIDA ("PROPERTY"), FOR A PURCHASE PRICE OF SEVEN
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($700,000.00); FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING
AMENDMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS TO SAID AGREEMENT, IN
A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AS MAY BE
NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE SAID ACQUISITION; FUNDING
FOR THE ACQUISITION SHALL NOT EXCEED SEVEN HUNDRED
TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($720,000.00) WITH FUNDS
BEING ALLOCATED, APPROPRIATED, AND AWARDED FROM
THE DISTRICT 3 PARK ENHANCEMENTS AND EXPANSION
CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS, TO COVER THE COST OF SAID
ACQUISITION, INCLUSIVE OF THE COST OF SURVEYS,
ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS, TITLE INSURANCE, SECURING
THE PROPERTY, PROJECT SIGNAGE AND ALL RELATED
CLOSING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID ACQUISITION, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE
AGREEMENT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE
CITY MANAGER TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT ONE OR MORE
APPLICATIONS FOR A FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT
AND REZONING AS NECESSARY TO DESIGNATE TO "PARKS
AND RECREATION" ON THE CITY'S ADOPTED FUTURE LAND
USE MAP ("FLUM") OF THE MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ("MCNP") AND "CS" TRANSECT ZONE
ON THE CITY'S ADOPTED ZONING ATLAS ("ZONING ATLAS") OF
THE MIAMI 21 ZONING CODE (ORDINANCE NO. 13114 OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED) ("MIAMI 21 CODE"),
UPON THE ACQUISITION BY THE CITY.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0169
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item RE.9, please see Item RE.1.
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RE.10
19086
Commissioners
and Mayor
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), REALLOCATING FUNDS, IN THE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF SIXTEEN MILLION, TWO HUNDRED EIGHT
THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($16,208,000.00) ("FUNDS")
FROM CERTAIN PROJECT(S) IN THE CITY OF MIAMI'S ("CITY")
FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 MULTI -YEAR CAPITAL PLAN ADOPTED
ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2025, PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. R-
25-0412 ("CAPITAL PLAN"), AND RE -APPROPRIATING SAID
FUNDS TO CURRENT AND/OR FUTURE CAPITAL PROJECTS,
ALL AS SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED, THE USE, ALLOCATION, AND
APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS IDENTIFIED HEREIN, ARE
SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT
REGULATE THE USE OF SUCH FUNDS AND THE RECEIPT OF
ALL NECESSARY APPROVALS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AND BOND COUNSEL APPROVAL;
FURTHER APPROVING THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE ANY
CHANGES TO ADJUST, AMEND, AND APPROPRIATE THE CITY'S
OPERATING BUDGET, FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN,
STRATEGIC PLAN, MULTI -YEAR CAPITAL PLAN, AND ANY
OTHER DOCUMENTS AS NECESSARY AND APPLICABLE,
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS RESOLUTION;
RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN
NECESSARY ACTIONS BY THE CITY MANAGER AND
DESIGNATED CITY DEPARTMENTS IN ORDER TO UPDATE THE
CAPITAL PLAN, RELEVANT FINANCIAL CONTROLS AND
COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, FOR
PROJECT CLOSE-OUTS, AND FOR GRANTS AND OTHER
FUNDING SOURCES IN PROGRESS IN CONNECTION
HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0170
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item RE.10, please see Item RE.1.
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RE.11
19087
Commissioners
and Mayor
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
ESTABLISHING FEE SCHEDULES TO SET FORTH FEES
CHARGED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, PURSUANT TO
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED;
MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION TO: Defer
RESULT: DEFERRED
MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: Item RE.11 was deferred to the April 23, 2026, City
Commission Meeting.
Chair King: Gentlemen, are there any items on the RE (Resolution) agenda that you
would like to pull for discussion?
Commissioner Escalona: No.
Commissioner Gabela: 1 do want to just make a brief comment on the one that has to
do with the Public Benefits Trust.
Chair King: RE.8?
Commissioner Gabela: RE.8.
Commissioner Pardo: I'd also like to comment on RE.8.
Chair King: Okay, RE.8 and RE.13. I'd like to pull RE.8 and RE.13.
Commissioner Gabela: RE.13.
Chair King: It's also public benefits.
Commissioner Gabela: Okay.
George Wysong (City Attorney): Madam Chair, I wanted to mention RE.11 should
be tabled because it's contingent upon the adoption of SR.4.
Chair King: Okay.
Mr. Wysong: But we're going to -- SR.4 had an issue with it, so we're going to revert
that to first reading. So, I would respectfully request that RE.11 be deferred to April
23rd.
Chair King: May 1 have a motion?
Commissioner Gabela: Motion.
Commissioner Escalona: Move.
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RE.12
19108
Commissioners
and Mayor
Chair King: I have a motion and a second to defer RE.11 to April 23rd. All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Motion carries.
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING
THE CITY MANAGER TO DEVELOP A SENIOR CITIZENS
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM(S) FOR CITY OF MIAMI
("CITY") RESIDENTS WHO ARE SIXTY-FIVE (65) YEARS OR
OLDER; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO
RESEARCH AND ANALYZE DIFFERENT POLICIES, INITIATIVES,
AND PROGRAMS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, GRANT
PROGRAMS AND ADDITIONAL AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE
FINANCIAL STRESS AFFECTING THE CITY'S SENIOR CITIZEN
POPULATION; DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PROVIDE A
REPORT TO THE CITY COMMISSION WITHIN THIRTY (30)
CALENDAR DAYS FROM THE DATE THIS RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0171
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item RE.12, please see "Public
Comments for All Item(s),"Item RE.1, and "Order of the Day."
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RE.13
19109
Commissioners
and Mayor
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ALLOCATE FOUR
MILLION AND EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
($4,800,000.00) PURSUANT TO SECTION 62-642 OF THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"),
UPON THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION, FROM THE
PUBLIC BENEFITS TRUST FUND, ACCOUNT NO. 10095, TO THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND, ACCOUNT NO.
14008.910101.4810000.0000.00000; APPROPRIATING IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FOUR MILLION AND EIGHT
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($4,800,000.00) FROM THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND TO BE USED FOR THE
REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7001
SOUTHWEST 4TH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA AND OTHER
ELIGIBLE SITES, FOR AFFORDABLE OR WORKFORCE
HOUSING AND RELATED PUBLIC BENEFITS, INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO MOBILITY, OPEN SPACE, AND
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT MAY SUPPORT
CONNECTIVITY TO THE LUDLAM TRAIL CORRIDOR OR OTHER
REGIONAL FACILITIES, SUBJECT TO COORDINATION WITH
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, AS APPLICABLE, AND CONSISTENT
WITH THE PRIORITIES AND OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES OF
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (MDCPS), SUBJECT
TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES, APPLICABLE
PROCUREMENT PROCESSES, THE RECEIPT BY THE CITY
MANAGER OF THE WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT(S)
BY THE CITY'S HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL LOAN COMMITTEE
("HCLC") AND SUBJECT TO THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND
RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED IN SUCH APPROVAL(S), AND ALL
FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT REGULATE THE
USE OF SUCH FUNDS FOR SAID PURPOSE; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN A
FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID
PURPOSE.
MOTION TO: Defer
RESULT: DEFERRED
MOVER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner
SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: Item RE.13 was deferred to the April 23, 2026, City
Commission Meeting.
Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item RE.13, please see
"Public Comments for All Item(s)" and Item RE.8.
Chair King: Okay, and that leaves RE.13. And I'm going to vote no on RE.13
because, again, District 4 didn't contribute to the fund. So, you voted no to defer it,
and we're truing to come up with an equitable way for us to all have the lion's share,
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but your district didn't contribute anything to it, so I'm going to vote no on RE13
unless you want to defer it.
Commissioner Rosado: Madam Chair, respectfully, if your argument, which I think
makes perfect sense, is to distribute the money according to CDBG (Community
Development Block Grant) eligibility, which is the same essentially as poverty rates,
I wouldn 't get nothing. I would get actually several million dollars because I have
the same CDBG eligibility rate as the three folks sitting to my immediate left.
Chair King: Yes, but Commissioner Pardo is not happy about his project being
deferred. So, you think I'm going to be unfair using his words, rip the rug right out
of him, and then we're just going to give you the money? No, sir, no. You -- we are a
team, we're a team. It's all together, one band, one sound, or in my case, I can't
support that because I know Commissioner Pardo needs what he is asking for. And,
again, you're the only one that hasn't contributed, and I'm fighting for you.
Commissioner Rosado: I appreciate it. I will accept --
Commissioner Gabela: Can I -- can I just weigh in just for a moment here? She's
right. We can 't not do it for him and then do it fbr you.
Commissioner Rosado: I accept the deferral. I accept the deferral.
Commissioner Gabela: But here -- but wait a minute. Let me just say one more thing.
What I suggest moving forward, okay, to the Administration, to the City Manager,
and all of us, let's have a little workshop, okay, with all of us together, okay, on
where the monies are, okay. What the monies are that are available to the districts
and all of us at the same table, we have to call a Sunshine meeting, whatever it might
be so we can get educated on what -- what is what here in the city of Miami. You
know, without our being here for, you know, 40 years or something that Carollo was,
he had, you know, the experience and God bless him for having that experience. And
he, you know, got money for the districts, hut some of us don't have that experience.
So, I think this has to be done also, okay? Because I ask all the time, what do I got?
I'm always on top of that, you know what I mean? And how the plumbing, the
mechanism works, you know, on the different parts. So, I suggest we set up a
meeting, okay? When can we set up that meeting? Let's not just talk about it. Let's
do it. Let's see where all the money is and all the pot, and make it available, you
know, that all of us have the same knowledge of where -- so this sort of thing doesn't
happen.
Commissioner Rosado: If we did it early next week, we could make it onto the
agenda for the next commission meeting.
Commissioner Gabela: I'm going to be out of town early next week. Can we make it -
Commissioner Pardo: I'm out of town.
Chair King: We can't -- we can't schedule our -- we can't do that on the dais
because you have to schedule five -- you have to coordinate five schedules.
Commissioner Gabela: Let's do it -- okay, let's do it sometime in May. Is everybody
going to be here in May? I'm going to be here in May.
Chair King: I'll be here. But, okay, let's -- let's -- RE.13. Do I have a motion to
defer?
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Commissioner Rosado: So moved.
Chair King: Do 1 have a second?
Commissioner Escalona: Second.
Chair King: All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Motion carries. Mr. City Attorney, would you please read the title of the
second reading items into the record?
Mr. Wysong: Yes, Madam Chair.
Mr. Hannon: And my apologies, Mr. Attorney. And Chair, just for the record, that's
April 23rd, RE.13, just for the clarification.
Commissioner Gabela: No, no. People, I'm not going along with anything until that
is cleared up. I want to know where everything is. I have to call, and I want that
meeting. I want that meeting, and I think all of you, it's going to be to your benefit so
we don 't become crybabies up here. Okay, let's have that meeting where all -- where
all the money is, what belongs to what, and how it's allocated, how it's allotted.
When can we have that meeting? Let's engrave it in stone --
Chair King: Well, let's --
Commissioner Gabela: -- today.
Chair King: If we haven't had the meeting by the next commission meeting, we'll just
defer the item again.
Commissioner Pardo: Yeah.
Chair King: But that gives staff incentive to move along and --
Commissioner Gabela: But what's the problem that we can't set a date? What's the
problem that we can't set a date? Is there a problem that we can't set a date?
Chair King: Because everybody's calendar is different. You --1--
Commissioner Gabela: Okay, let's do it in May.
Chair King: I don't know what my cal --
Commissioner Gabela: But let's do it at some point so it happens. We're talking
about it, and then it looks to me like we're just going to talk about it, and then we're
not going to do anything about it, and then we'll have this conversation again.
Chair King: Well, if it's -- perhaps we can get it done in April. If we can, we'll do it.
If we can't, we'll defer the items again.
Commissioner Rosado: And iffblks are traveling, we can do a Teams meeting.
Chair King: Or something.
Commissioner Rosado: Yeah.
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RE.14
19117
Commissioners
and Mayor
Chair King: So --
Commissioner Gabela: Okay, so I'm going back. I want to reconsider on the
amendment to his thing. I want to amend it that unless that takes place, I'm a no vote
on everything. I'm going to --
Chair King: That's --
Commissioner Gabela: That has to take place.
Chair King: We're saying the same thing. We're saying the same thing.
Commissioner Gabela: That has to take place where we get an education here on
where everything is.
Chair King: We're saying the same thing.
Commissioner Gabela: I think that's important.
Chair King: If it doesn't happen, we'll --
Commissioner Gabela: So, if that doesn't happen, count me out.
Chair King: We'll amend it. We'll defer it again if it doesn't happen. We're saying
the same thing.
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING THE BAYFRONT PARK
MANAGEMENT TRUST'S ("TRUST") APPOINTMENT OF RAUL
MIRO, JR., AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TRUST,
UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
AGREED UPON AND ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED HEREIN
AS EXHIBIT "A."
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0172
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item RE.14, please see Item RE.1.
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RE.15
19050
Commissioners
and Mayor
RE.16
19092
Commissioners
and Mayor
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION,
REALLOCATING FUNDS, IN THE AMOUNT OF FORTY NINE
THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($49,000.00), PREVIOUSLY
AWARDED FOR THE DISTRICT 5 JAZZ CONCERT/FESTIVAL
("JAZZ FESTIVAL"), TO THE TASTE OF KARNIVAL: ARTS AN
EATS CULTURAL AND CULINARY EVENT, TO BE HELD ON
APRIL 12, 2026 FROM 4:00 PM TO 12:00 AM, ON NORTHEAST
2ND AVENUE FROM 55TH STREET TO 62ND STREET, MIAMI,
FLORIDA.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0173
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item RE.15, please see Item RE.1.
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION TO
SPONSOR TASTE OF KARNIVAL TO BE HELD APRIL 12, 2026,
FROM 4:00 PM TO 12:00 AM, ON NORTHEAST 2ND AVENUE
FROM 55TH STREET TO 62ND STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA,
WHICH EDUCATES AND CELEBRATES CARIBBEAN CULTURE
THROUGH FOOD, ARTS AND MUSIC; FURTHER AUTHORIZING
THE PROVISION OF IN -KIND SERVICES FROM THE
DEPARTMENTS OF FIRE -RESCUE, POLICE, SOLID WASTE, AND
PARKS AND RECREATION IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
FIFTY THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($50,000.00) FOR THE
EVENT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS AND
LEGAL INSTRUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE PURPOSE
STATED HEREIN.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0174
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item RE.16, please see Item RE.1.
END OF RESOLUTIONS
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SR - SECOND READING ORDINANCES
SR.1 ORDINANCE Second Reading
18708 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
Department of CHAPTER 20 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA,
Building AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "FLOOD DAMAGE
PREVENTION," PROVIDING GUIDELINES AND TIMELINES FOR
RE -CERTIFICATION OF EXISTING DRAINAGE SYSTEMS,
PROVIDING A FEE FOR THE RE -CERTIFICATION REVIEW,
ESTABLISHING REPORTING CRITERIA FOR COMPLIANCE, AND
ALIGNING DRAINAGE RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
WITH THE CITY'S BUILDING RECERTIFICATION PROGRAM;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION TO: Withdraw
RESULT: WITHDRAWN
MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item SR.1, please see "Order of the
Day."
SR.2 ORDINANCE Second Reading
18888
Commissioners
and Mayor
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
CHAPTER 18/ARTICLE III OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "FINANCE/CITY
OF MIAMI PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE", BY AMENDING
SECTION 18-119, TITLED "UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS", TO
CLARIFY THE PROCESS FOR EVALUATING UNSOLICITED
PROPOSALS RECEIVED BY THE CITY AND PROVIDING FOR
UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS TO BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY
COMMISSION; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14453
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Chair King: George?
George Wvsong (City Attorney): SR.2, second reading ordinance.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
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Mr. Wysong: SR.3.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Mr. Wysong: SR.4. SR.4 is being substituted to add additional language. I'll read the
substituted title.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Mr. Wysong: And just for the note, what was added to that, the file is being
substituted to include Sections 20-16, 35-192, 35-193, 38-147, 38-148, and 55-14 of
the City Code. This amendment will require the SR.4 to be reverted to a first reading,
and it will be back on the April 23rd City Commission agenda.
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): And that will be shown as amended on first reading.
Mr. Wysong: Thank you. SR.5, second reading ordinance.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Mr. Wysong: That concludes the second reading items.
Chair King: Gentlemen, are there any of the second reading items that you would
like to pull Pr discussion?
Commissioner Rosado: No.
Commissioner Escalona: No.
Chair King: Seeing none, may I have a motion for SR.2, 3, 4, which is first reading,
and SR.5?
Mr. Hannon: And that first reading is as amended.
Chair King: As amended.
Commissioner Escalona: So moved.
Commissioner Rosado: Second.
Chair King: I have a motion --
Commissioner Rosado: Second.
Chair King: -- D1 (District 1). A second from D3 (District 3). But then he said it. But
he said it first. All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Carries.
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SR.3 ORDINANCE Second Reading
19005
Commissioners
and Mayor
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION REPEALING,
IN ITS ENTIRETY, ORDINANCE NO. 14382, ADOPTED ON JULY
10, 2025, AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO.14422 ADOPTED ON
DECEMBER 11, 2025, PRIOR TO ITS SCHEDULED EFFECTIVE
DATE OF JULY 15, 2026, SAID ORDINANCE HAVING ABOLISHED
THE BAYFRONT PARK MANAGEMENT TRUST ("TRUST") AND
AMENDED VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), INCLUDING:
CHAPTER 38/ARTICLE III OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "PARKS
AND RECREATION/BAYFRONT PARK MANAGEMENT TRUST,"
CHAPTER 2/ARTICLE XI/DIVISION 2 TITLED
"ADMINISTRATION/BOARDS, COMMITTEES,
COMMISSIONS/STANDARDS FOR CREATION AND REVIEW OF
BOARDS GENERALLY," CHAPTER 18/ARTICLE III/SECTION 18-72
TITLED "FINANCE/CITY OF MIAMI PROCUREMENT
ORDINANCE/APPLICATION AND EXCLUSIONS," AND CHAPTER
54/ARTICLE I/SECTION 54-9 TITLED "STREETS AND
SIDEWALKS/IN GENERAL/ PLACING SIGNS, ADVERTISEMENT,
OR DISPLAYS ON ANY PORTION OF PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY,
STREET OR SIDEWALK SURFACE"; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE
EFFECTIVE DATE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14454
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item SR.3, please see Item SR.2.
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SR.4 ORDINANCE First Reading
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and Mayor
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
CHAPTER 2/ARTICLE IV OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED
"ADMINISTRATION/DEPARTMENTS," MORE SPECIFICALLY BY
AMENDING DIVISION 2, TITLED "PLANNING, BUILDING AND
ZONING DEPARTMENT," DIVISION 3, TITLED "DEPARTMENT OF
FIRE -RESCUE," AND DIVISION 4, TITLED "RESILIENCE AND
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT"; CHAPTER 3 OF THE CITY
CODE, MORE SPECIFICALLY AMENDING ARTICLE II TITLED,
"ALARM SYSTEMS/BURGLARY AND ROBBERY ALARMS"; AND
ARTICLE III TITLED, "FIRE ALARMS"; CHAPTER 10/ARTICLE
I/DIVISION1 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "BUILDINGS/IN
GENERAL," MORE SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING ARTICLE IV,
TITLED "REGISTRATION OF VACANT, BLIGHTED, UNSECURED
OR ABANDONED STRUCTURES, AND OF DEFAULTED
MORTGAGED PROPERTIES," AND ARTICLE V, TITLED "CODE
RELIEF PROGRAM"; CHAPTER 11 OF THE CITY CODE TITLED,
"CABLE TELEVISION"; CHAPTER 12 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED,
"AMUSEMENT GAMES OR MACHINES"; CHAPTER 17 OF THE
CITY CODE TITLED, "ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION," MORE
SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING ARTICLE I, TITLED, "TREE
PROTECTION IN GENERAL" AND ARTICLE II, TITLED,
"ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION DISTRICTS"; CHAPTER 18
OF THE CITY CODE TITLED, "FINANCE," MORE SPECIFICALLY
BY AMENDING ARTICLE I, TITLED "IN GENERAL," AND ARTICLE
III, TITLED, "CITY OF MIAMI PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE"; AND
ARTICLE VIII, TITLED "STORMWATER UTILITY FEES" AND
ARTICLE XI TITLED, "LEASES OF CITY OWNED SUBMERGED
LANDS"; CHAPTER 19 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "FIRE
PROTECTION"; CHAPTER 22/ARTICLE I OF THE CITY CODE,
TITLED "GARBAGE AND OTHER SOLID WASTE/IN GENERAL";
CHAPTER 22.5 OF THE CITY CODE, "GREEN INITIATIVES,"
MORE SPECIFICALLY AMENDING ARTICLE VI TITLED, "SOIL
EROSION, WATERWAY SEDIMENTATION, AND AIRBORNE DUST
GENERATION CONTROL"; CHAPTER 23/ARTICLE I OF THE CITY
CODE, TITLED "HISTORIC PRESERVATION/HISTORIC
PRESERVATION"; CHAPTER 32/ARTICLE I, TITLED
"MERCHANDISING/BANKRUPTCY AND CLOSING -OUT SALES";
CHAPTER 35 OF THE CITY CODE TITLED, "MOTOR VEHICLES
AND TRAFFIC," MORE SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING ARTICLE
IV, TITLED "PARKING RATES," AND ARTICLE IX TITLED, "VALET
PARKING"; CHAPTER 38/ARTICLE I OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED
"PARKS AND RECREATION/IN GENERAL"; CHAPTER
39/ARTICLE II OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "PEDDLERS AND
ITINERANT VENDORS/SIDEWALK AND STREET VENDORS";
CHAPTER 42 OF THE CITY CODE TITLED, "POLICE" MORE
SPECIFICALLY ARTICLE I TITLED, "IN GENERAL"; CHAPTER 53
OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "STADIUMS AND CONVENTION
CENTERS," MORE SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING ARTICLE I,
TITLED "IN GENERAL," ARTICLE II/DIVISION 2, TITLED "CITY
STADIUMS/MARINE STADIUM," AND ARTICLE IV, TITLED
"CONVENTION CENTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI/UNIVERSITY OF
MIAMI, JAMES L. KNIGHT"; CHAPTER 54 OF THE CITY CODE
TITLED, "STREETS AND SIDEWALKS," MORE SPECIFICALLY BY
AMENDING ARTICLE I, TITLED "IN GENERAL," ARTICLE II,
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TITLED CONSTRUCTION, EXCAVATION, AND REPAIR," ARTICLE
VI, TITLED "SIDEWALK AND STREET CAFES," ARTICLE VII,
TITLED "NEWSRACKS ON PUBLIC RIGHTS -OF -WAY," AND
ARTICLE IX, TITLED "COCONUT GROVE SPECIAL EVENTS
DISTRICT"; CHAPTER 57/ARTICLE III OF THE CITY CODE,
TITLED "VEHICLES FOR HIRE/PEDICABS FOR HIRE;" AND
CHAPTER 62 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "PLANNING AND
ZONING," MORE SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING ARTICLE I,
TITLED "IN GENERAL," ARTICLE III, TITLED "PLANNING, ZONING
AND APPEALS BOARD," ARTICLE VII, TITLED "HISTORIC AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION BOARD," ARTICLE XII,
TITLED "PARKS AND OPEN SPACE TRUST FUND," AND ARTICLE
XIII/DIVISION 8, TITLED "PLANNING AND ZONING APPROVAL
FOR TEMPORARY USES AND OCCUPANCIES; PERMIT
REQUIRED/TEMPORARY BANNERS," AND ARTICLE
XIII/DIVISION 9 TITLED, "PLANNING AND ZONING APPROVAL
FOR TEMPORARY USES AND OCCUPANCIES; PERMIT
REQUIRED /FARMERS' MARKET," TO REMOVE THE
REQUIREMENT FOR FEES TO BE ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE
AND PROVIDE FOR FEES TO BE SET BY THE CITY
COMMISSION THROUGH RESOLUTION; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading with Modification(s)
RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING WITH MODIFICATION(S)
MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item SR.4, please see Item SR.2.
SR.5 ORDINANCE Second Reading
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Commissioners
and Mayor
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
CHAPTER 18/ARTICLE III OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "FINANCE/CITY
OF MIAMI PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE," BY AMENDING
SECTIONS 18-73 AND 18-111, TITLED "DEFINITIONS," AND
"CONTRACTS OF OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES,"
RESPECTIVELY, TO DEFINE "COOPERATIVE PURCHASING
ORGANIZATION," AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO
UTILIZE COMPETITIVELY AWARDED CONTRACTS OF OTHER
GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND COOPERATIVE PURCHASING
ORGANIZATIONS SUBJECT TO SPECIFIED CONDITIONS,
REPORTING, AND COMMISSION NOTICE FOR CERTAIN
PURCHASES; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14455
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MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item SR.5, please see Item SR.2.
END OF SECOND READING ORDINANCES
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FR - FIRST READING ORDINANCES
FR.1 ORDINANCE First Reading
18956
Commissioners
and Mayor
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
CHAPTER 2/ARTICLE XI OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED
"ADMINISTRATION/BOARD, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS," TO
COMBINE THE AUDIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE INTO THE FINANCE AND AUDIT
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ("COMMITTEE"); MORE SPECIFICALLY
BY REPEALING IN ITS ENTIRETY DIVISION 4, SECTIONS 2-946
TO 2-951 TITLED "AUDIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE;" FURTHER
AMENDING DIVISION 6, SECTIONS 2-1011 TO 2-1018 CREATING
THE "FINANCE AND AUDIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE;"
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading with Modification(s)
RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING WITH MODIFICATION(S)
MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Chair King: Mr. City Attorney, could you read the first reading items, titles, for the
record?
George Wysong (City Attorney): Yes, Madam Chair, thank you. FR.1, first reading
ordinance.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Mr. Wysong: FR.2, first reading ordinance.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Mr. Wysong: FR.3.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Mr. Wysong: FR.4, second read -- first reading ordinance.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Mr. Wysong: FR.5, first reading ordinance.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Mr. Wysong: FR.6, first reading ordinance.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Mr. Wysong: That -- FR.7, first reading ordinance.
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The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Mr. Wysong: That concludes the first reading ordinances.
Chair King: Gentlemen, are there any of the first reading items that you would like
to pull for discussion?
Commissioner Escalona: No.
Commissioner Rosado: I don't want to pull it for discussion, but -- and I want to
applaud Commissioner Gabela for the idea of combining the Audit and Finance
Committees. The one thing about the item that makes me a little bit uncomfortable is
that it has a quorum requirement that is below our other quorums. Like, it's not
majority. And I'm just generally not supportive of that.
Commissioner Gabela: So, what do you suggest?
Commissioner Rosado: Just that it be majority of the number of board members.
Otherwise, the item looks very good. I'd like to offer that as a friendly amendment.
Commissioner Gabela: Yeah, I'll accept it.
Chair King: Accepted?
Commissioner Gabela: Yeah.
Chair King: Okay. Gentlemen, any item would you like to --? Okay. May I have a
motion for --
Conznzissioner Pardo: So moved.
Chair King: -- FR.1 as amended, the friendly amendment to change quorum to
majority, FR.2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7?
Commissioner Escalona: So moved.
Commissioner Rosado: Second.
Chair King: All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
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FR.2 ORDINANCE First Reading
19115
Commissioners
and Mayor
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
CHAPTER 54 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA,
AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "STREETS AND
SIDEWALKS," BY CREATING SECTION 54-19 OF THE CITY
CODE, TITLED "TRANSIT SHELTERS; USE AND CONDUCT,"
PROVIDING DEFINITIONS AND PROHIBITED CONDUCT AT
TRANSIT SHELTERS; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE X OF THE CITY CODE;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading
RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING
MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item FR.2, please see Item FR.1.
FR.3 ORDINANCE First Reading
19113
Commissioners
and Mayor
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION RENAMING
THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") PARK LOCATED AT 971
NORTHWEST 2ND STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AND IDENTIFIED
BY FOLIO NO. 01-4138-003-0690, FROM "RUBEN DARIO PARK"
TO "HENDERSON PARK"; AMENDING CHAPTER 38/ARTICLE I
OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED
("CITY CODE"), TITLED "PARKS AND RECREATION/IN
GENERAL," BY AMENDING SECTION 38-38 OF THE CITY CODE,
CURRENTLY TITLED "NAMING OF RUBEN DARIO PARK," TO
RENAME THE PROPERTY DESIGNATED THEREIN AS
"HENDERSON PARK"; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO
EFFECTUATE THE RENAMING OF THE PARK, INCLUDING THE
REPLACEMENT OF APPLICABLE SIGNAGE WITHIN THIRTY (30)
CALENDAR DAYS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND
PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading
RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING
MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item FR.3, please see Item FR.1.
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FR.4 ORDINANCE First Reading
19114
Commissioners
and Mayor
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION RENAMING
THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") OWNED PARK LOCATED AT 342
SOUTHWEST 7TH AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AND IDENTIFIED
BY FOLIO NO. 01-0202-030-1010, FROM "GENERAL JOSE
FRANCISCO MORAZAN QUESADA PARK" TO "RIVERSIDE
PARK"; AMENDING CHAPTER 38/ARTICLE I OF THE CODE OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"),
TITLED "PARKS AND RECREATION/IN GENERAL," BY
AMENDING SECTION 38-28 OF THE CITY CODE, CURRENTLY
TITLED "NAMING OF GENERAL JOSE FRANCISCO MORAZAN
QUESADA PARK" TO RENAME THE PROPERTY DESIGNATED
THEREIN AS "RIVERSIDE PARK"; FURTHER DIRECTING THE
CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY
TO EFFECTUATE THE RENAMING OF THE PARK, INCLUDING
THE REPLACEMENT OF APPLICABLE SIGNAGE WITHIN THIRTY
(30) CALENDAR DAYS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading
RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING
MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item FR.4, please see Item FR.1.
FR.5 ORDINANCE First Reading
19116
Commissioners
and Mayor
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
CHAPTER 2/ARTICLE XI/DIVISION 11 AND 12 OF THE CODE OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"),
TITLED "ADMINISTRATION/BOARDS, COMMITTEES,
COMMISSIONS/RESERVED," MORE SPECIFICALLY BY
AMENDING DIVISION 11, SECTION 2-1145 THROUGH DIVISION
12, 2-1174 OF THE CITY CODE TO ESTABLISH THE
"ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY BOARD" ("BOARD"), STATING THE
BOARD'S PURPOSE, POWERS, DUTIES, COMPOSITION,
APPOINTMENT QUALIFICATIONS, AND REQUIREMENTS FOR
MEMBERSHIP; PROVIDING FOR OFFICERS, RULES OF
PROCEDURE, MEETINGS, QUORUM, LEGAL AND STAFF
SUPPORT, ASSIGNMENT OF PERSONNEL, WAIVERS, OTHER
NECESSARY PROVISIONS, AND PUBLIC NOTICE; CONTAINING
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE
EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading
RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING
MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item FR.5, please see Item FR.1.
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FR.6 ORDINANCE First Reading
18842 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, PURSUANT
TO RESOLUTION NO. R-24-0225, ADOPTED JUNE 18, 2024,
City Manager's
Office AMENDING CHAPTER 40/ARTICLE IV/DIVISION 2 OF THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED
"PERSONNEL/PENSION AND RETIREMENT PLAN/CITY OF MIAMI
FIREFIGHTERS' AND POLICE OFFICERS' RETIREMENT TRUST,"
MORE PARTICULARLY AMENDING SECTION 40-203 TO GRANT
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS MEMBERS
VESTED ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2015, THE BENEFITS IN EFFECT
ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2010, AND PERMITTING FIREFIGHTER
MEMBERS ELIGIBLE FOR RETIREMENT TO ELECT UP TO
SEVEN YEARS IN THE FORWARD DEFERRED RETIREMENT
OPTION PROGRAM BASED ON THE INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 587 COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT FOR OCTOBER 1, 2023, THROUGH
SEPTEMBER 30, 2026; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
AND PROVIDING FOR IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading
RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING
MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item FR.6, please see Item FR.1.
FR.7 ORDINANCE First Reading
19076
Commissioners
and Mayor
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
CHAPTER 10/ARTICLE VI OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED
"BUILDINGS/UNSAFE STRUCTURES," TO PROVIDE A WAIVER
FOR QUALIFYING SENIOR CITIZENS AND LOW-INCOME
RESIDENTS TO THE COSTS OF RECOVERY IN UNSAFE
STRUCTURE VIOLATION CASES; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE
DATE.
MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading
RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING
MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item FR.7, please see Item FR.1 and
"Order of the Day."
END OF FIRST READING ORDINANCES
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BC.1
19063
Office of the City
Clerk
BC - BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING AND CONFIRMING
CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD FOR
TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEES:
Paula De Carolis
Tony Ullivarri
(Non -Voting Member)
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0176
MOTION TO:
RESULT:
MOVER:
SECONDER:
AYES:
NOMINATED BY:
Commissioner Rolando Escalona
Miami -Dade County Public Schools
Adopt
ADOPTED
Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Chair King: Mr. City Clerk.
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Thank you, Chair. BC.1, Education Advisory Board.
Commissioner Escalona will be appointing Paula DeCarolis. And Miami -Dade
County Public Schools is seeking confirmation of Tony Ulivarri as a non -voting
member.
Chair King: May I have a motion?
Commissioner Escalona: Move.
Commissioner Gabela: Second.
Chair King: All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
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19094
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BC.3
19064
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Clerk
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A CERTAIN
INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL EMPLOYEES' AND SANITATION
EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT TRUST FOR A TERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEE: NOMINATED BY:
Fernando Acosta Commission -At -Large
(AFSCME Local 1907)
MOTION TO: Defer
RESULT: DEFERRED
MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: Item BC.2 was deferred to the April 23, 2026, City Commission
Meeting.
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item BC.2, please see "Order of the
Day."
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN
INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE INTERFAITH ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR TERMS
AS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY:
Obed Jauregui Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela
Huascar Contreras Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela
(Non -Voting Alternate Member)
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0177
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): BC.3, Interfaith Advisory Council. Commissioner
Gabela will be appointing Pastor Obed Jauregui as a voting member and Pastor
Huascar Contreras as a non -voting alternate member.
Chair King: Motion?
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Commissioner Escalona: Move.
Commissioner Rosado: Second.
Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Passes.
Mr. Hannon: That --
END OF BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
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PART B: PZ - PLANNING AND ZONING ITEM(S)
PZ.1 ORDINANCE First Reading
18838
Commissioners
and Mayor - PZ
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 3,
TITLED "GENERAL TO ZONES," TO MODIFY THE AFFORDABLE
AND ATTAINABLE MIXED -INCOME TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT
DENSITY PROGRAM; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading with Modification(s)
RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING WITH MODIFICATION(S)
MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item PZ.1, please see
"Public Comments for All Item(s). "
Chair King: Mr. City Attorney, would you read the PZ (Planning and Zoning) item
title for the record?
George Wysong (City Attorney): Yes, Madam Chair. PZ.1, first reading ordinance.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Mr. Wysong: That concludes the PZ items.
Chair King: Gentlemen, anybody want to pull this for discussion?
Commissioner Pardo: Yes, yeah.
Chair King: Commissioner Pardo.
Commissioner Pardo: Yeah, I just wanted to have a friendly amendment that
excludes the NCDs (Neighborhood Conservation Districts),
Chair King: I completely agree.
Commissioner Pardo: Perfect.
Commissioner Escalona: Me too.
Chair King: I completely agree. May I have a motion?
Commissioner Escalona: Move.
Commissioner Rosado: Move.
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): And, Chair, my apologies. I believe there'll be a
further amendment pursuant to a substitution memo dated April 7, 2029 -- 2026.
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Chair King: Okay. Do 1 have a motion?
Commissioner Rosado: So moved.
Commissioner Escalona: Move.
Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Motion passes. Now --
Mr. Hannon: As amended.
Chair King: As amended. Gentlemen, we have two meetings. We have the Southeast
Overtown/Park West CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) meeting, and we
have the Virginia Key Beach Trust meeting. Would you like to break for those
meetings and then lunch and come back to cover the discussion items? Because I
don't think we'll get through the discussion items in like an hour and that will take
us into --
Commissioner Gabela: Yeah, I say we break.
Chair King: Okay. Yes, everybody?
Commissioner Rosado: Yes.
Chair King: Okay. So, at this time, the City of Miami Commission will be in recess
for two hours. We are going to start the Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA
meeting, and then we'll move into the Virginia Key Beach Trust meeting, and then
we'll break for lunch, and it'll he two hours from that last break.
Unidentified Speaker: What time are you coming back?
Chair King: We should finish these two meetings before 1 o'clock, so 3 o'clock, the
latest.
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DI - DISCUSSION ITEMS
DI.1 DISCUSSION ITEM
19074 A DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING GSA SITE UNSOLICITED
City Manager's PROPOSALS.
Office
RESULT: DISCUSSED
Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item DU, please see
"Public Comments for AllItem(s)."
Chair King: Good afternoon. We are on the Discussion Item 1, GSA (General
Services Administration) site unsolicited proposals.
James Reyes (City Manager): Yes, Madam Chair. As you know, our office forwarded
a brief summary of the three unsolicited proposals for the GSA site with some brief
details. None of the three address the specific needs that the City identified of the
footprint that's currently there. Subsequent to that, we also got instruction by
Commissioner Gabela to move forward with an RFP (Request for Proposals). We're
glad to announce that we have the drafted RFP for the GSA site that will be hand -
delivered to the Commissioner's office for review. So, at this time, we won't -- we
recommend not to move forward with any of the unsolicited, but rather move
forward with Commissioner Gabela's request for an RFP for this site.
Commissioner Gabela: Right. And what I wanted to say was that we are looking here
-- this is a legacy project, so we are looking here, may the best man win, you know.
So, let everybody come to the table and present, and then we will all get a chance to
talk to them, to ask some questions, and again, you know, I think this is going to be a
big deal for all of us because this is where our -- you know, the motor pool, Public
Works, Parks and Recreation, Solid Waste, they all have their headquarters, right?
And my argument has always been throughout the, you know, when I came into this
and I saw this that, you know, that site was okay for a different era in Miami a long
time ago when dirt, you know, was very cheap and you can afford to run very
inefficient in the sense that everything's spread out, okay? And I think the time has
come, like I've said before, that we have to be efficient with our resources, right?
And everybody that comes to my office to present this plan, I have told them that the
City needs to be taken care of What does that mean? That the GSA, the motor pool,
the Solid Waste operation, Parks and Recreation, they all have to be located and
taken care of in the plan, right? And so that's what we're attempting to do with this,
that we are going to create a revenue stream, for example, on the -- there are quite a
number of proposals. There's going to be 15 -- excuse me, 1,000 to 2,500 units,
depending on the project that we all like. We're going to collect property taxes on
that. You know, right now we're not collecting anything on that site, right? We're
going to have, you know, a newer and better working conditions for the people that
work at GSA that I know you, Commissioner Escalona, have visited. And I visited
that site about a year and a half ago prior to you. And I know you have an interest in
it, right? So, we're going to get new facilities for them and new equipment. And also,
we're going to do affordable housing, right? So, we 're going to give from 1,000 to
2,500, all the way from affordable to workforce, and a little bit of market rate. So, at
the end, it's a win -win situation for that site and for all (Os.
Chair King: Anyone else would like to weigh in on this item? Okay.
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DI.2 DISCUSSION ITEM
19071 A DISCUSSION ITEM TO PRESENT THE 2025 ANNUAL FINANCE
Department of COMMITTEE BOARD REPORT.
Finance
RESULT: DISCUSSED
Chair King: DI.2, the 2025 annual Finance Committee board report. Is anyone here
for that? Good afternoon.
Munirah Daniel: Good afternoon, Commissioners. Munirah Daniel, Finance
Director. On behalf of the Finance Committee, which is an advisory board that
provides recommendations to the City Commission on long-term indebtedness, the
city's investment practices for the purpose of enhancing financial policies,
minimizing risk and exposure, maintaining principal funding, and improving returns
on investments to ensure compliance with the City's Financial Integrity Principles
Audit, the Anti -Deficiency Act, Investment and Debt Policies. The Finance
Committee met last year in 2025 to review and improve the financing proposal, for a
Motorola lease purchase agreement. That was the main business that they did in
addition to reviewing compliance with the investment policy. And that was pretty
much what the committee did last year. Are there any questions?
Chair King: Thank you.
Ms. Daniel: You're welcome.
DI.3 DISCUSSION ITEM
19111
Commissioners
and Mayor
A DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING A PROPOSAL FROM FAST
CLEANING SOLUTIONS TO MIAMI RIVER COMMISSION.
RESULT: DISCUSSED
Chair King: DI.3, proposal from Fast Cleaning Solutions to the Miami River
Commission.
Commissioner Gabela: Yeah, that's me. So, Brett is going to be doing a presentation,
and you know, Horacio Stuart Aguirre, the chairman, excuse me, of the River
Commission.
Horacio Stuart Aguirre: Mayor Higgins, Chairwoman King, Commissioners,
Horacio Stuart Aguirre, thanking Mr. Commissioner Gabela for his excellent
pronunciation of my name. You're getting better at it. You're good. Your classes are
helping. While Brett Bibeau, the executive director, is setting up his computer for a
PowerPoint presentation, I'll give you an overview. About 15 years ago, the state of
Florida declared that one of the five tributaries of the Miami River, namely the
Wagner/Seybold Canal, which is immediately on the south side of Spring Garden,
was the most contaminated bode of water in the entire state of Florida. As I said
earlier this morning, that contamination does not originate on the Miami River. It
originates somewhere northwest of 20th Street. And it is human fecal contamination.
Unfortunately, because the Wagner/Seybold Canal is very shallow, very narrow, and
quite crowded, the extraordinary cleanup vessel that we call the Scavenger, the red
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boat that's up and down the coast of Biscayne Bay and all the other waterways,
Miami River, Little River, can't navigate the Wagner/Seybold. So, Commissioner
Gabela and the Miami River Commission came up with an idea to find a service
provider that creates little gadgets, and I sort of refer to them as the little vacuum
cleaners, those little round things that all of us have in our homes that go underneath
chairs and underneath tables and underneath counters. And if we could find remote
operated vessels like that, little -- call them vessels, but they're really little drones,
then we could clean up some of the contamination, make it manageable. And that
way, we could help the situation before it spreads into the Miami River. And that's
what we're proposing today. And while Brett is figuring out how to keep -- how to set
that up, I'll keep talking for another minute or so.
Brett Bibeau: We're all set.
Mr. Aguirre: Are you ready?
Mr. Bibeau: Yes, sir.
Mr. Aguirre: Thank God. I was running out of text.
Mr. Bibeau: Yes, sir. Good afternoon, Honorable Mayor Higgins, Honorable
Chairwoman King, and Honorable City Commission. Brett Bibeau, managing
director of the Miami River Commission with offices located at 1407 Northwest 7th
Street. I'm joined today by Lieber Lopez, Lieber Lopez Jr., and Jesus Concepcion
from Fast Cleaning Solutions, LLC (Limited Liability Company). Wagner Creek is a
canal owned by the city of Miami. On the projected map, you see Wagner Creek and
Commissioner Gabela 's district on Northwest 20th Street in Allapattah. And then it
proceeds southeast through the Health District into Chairwoman King's district in
the Historic Spring Garden neighborhood. Unfortunately, Wagner Creek is amongst
the most polluted waterways in the state of Florida. For decades, Miami -Dade
County's DERM (Department of Environmental Resources Management) has taken
monthly water quality samples from three locations in Wagner Creek, which the
overwhelming majority of the time showed massive unhealthy exceedances of
bacteria. This slide -- okay, this slide is a verbatim excerpt of DERM's quarterly
report to the Miami River Commission, featuring DERM's monthly water quality
sample results. The maximum highest possible bacteria reading on the testing scale
is 24,196. And on this slide, you'll see that in July, August, and September of 2025,
there were six separate test results with the scales maximum 24,196 count of
bacteria. While the state of Florida's safe bacteria standard is not to exceed 130. On
this DERM slide, in April, May, and June of 2025, there were four separate test
results of the maximum 24,196 bacteria count, when only 130 is the safe standard.
And on this .final DERM slide in October, November, and December of 2024, again
there were four separate tests of the maximum 24,196 bacteria count, when again
only 130 is the safe state standard. For decades, DERM, the City of Miami, Miami -
Dade County Department of Water and Sewer Department, Florida Department of
Environmental Protection, et cetera, have searched for the sources of this excessive
bacteria contamination in Wagner Creek via smoke testing, dye testing, two multi -
agency physical searches, and more, while we continue receiving DERM's monthly
water quality sample massive failure results, months after the samples are actually
taken. While the City of Miami's contracted Scavenger water decontamination vessel
provides excellent services along the Miami River and Biscayne Bay, it is unable to
navigate beneath Wagner Creek's low fixed bridges at Northwest 11 th Street, et
cetera, therefore is unable to provide services in the subject area. Fast Cleaning
Solutions, LLC owns and operates the Bacterial Managed Water Cleaning Machine,
BCMW The BCMW oxygenates the water with ionized air and uses various filters,
killing bacteria, which makes the water quality safer for both the public and marine
life. In addition, separate water quality testing devices sample for six parameters
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with results available real time online. Thankfully, Fast Cleaning Solutions, LLC
operated one device free of charge for an entire year from April 2024 to March 2025
in the general area of DERM's water quality testing location, Wagner Creek 2. This
table, there's -- here's the bubbles in the water. Here's the machine that shoots the
bubbles into the water. Here we go. This table shows DERM's water quality testing
results from the testing location every month from April 2023 to March 2024, which
was before the device was operating. Next to DERM's water quality testing results
from the same location every month from April 2024 to March 2025, while the device
was operating. And as you can see, the E. coli bacteria reduced by 82 percent, while
the enterococci bacteria reduced by 76 percent. The proposal is to deploy seven
devices in Wagner Creek, plus two additional devices, and three water quality
testing devices, which would cost $360, 000 for one year. We appreciate the City of
Miami taking direct action to provide desperately needed reduction of unhealthy
bacteria violations in Wagner Creek. Thank you.
Chair King: Are there any questions?
Commissioner Pardo: I just have one. I'm wondering, you know, we've been looking
at different kinds of systems to be able to do just that. And are you familiar at all
with Seabin?
Mr. Bibeau: Seabin? Are you guys familiar with Seabin?
Commissioner Pardo: S-E-A-B-I-N. Okay, never mind. It's not seen commonly here,
but I was curious. Thank you.
Commissioner Gabela: Yeah, so, Commissioner, what -- we went out there and I
would urge you to --
Commissioner Pardo: Well, I'm fully supportive.
Commissioner Gabela: Yes. Have you seen their results and --?
Commissioner Pardo: Yeah, I'm fully supportive.
Commissioner Gabela: Yeah, when you get there, when you guys -- if you go, you'll
see the difference from 50 feet, you know --
Commissioner Pardo: Yeah.
Commissioner Gabela: -- from the middle, you can see night and day.
Commissioner Pardo: It goes to the mouth of the river, too. So, the Scavenger, they
operate in the district.
Commissioner Gabela: Okay.
Commissioner Pardo: I'm fully -- big fan, big fan.
Commissioner Gabela: Thank you, gentlemen.
Mr. Bibeau: Thank you.
Commissioner Gabela: So, City Manager, we were wondering if you can -- we can
find funds to fund their project with six -- I believe it's six, right, Brett? Is it six?
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Mr. Bibeau: The current proposal's a total of nine machine -- nine water quality
improvement machines and three devices that test the water quality.
Commissioner Gabela: Okay, and what's the total cost?
Mr. Bibeau: $360,000 for one year.
Commissioner Gabela: For one year?
Mr. Bibeau: Yes, sir.
James Reyes (City Manager): Commissioner, 1'd like to sit down with them and
discuss where they're at in terms of even perhaps where they're doing business other
places. Do we have an opportunity to piggyback off a contract or something like
that. So, I think it warrants us meeting. So, maybe next week or the week after.
(COMMENTS MADE OFF THE RECORD)
Mr. Reyes: Absolutely, yes.
Chair King: Okay, thank you.
DI.4 DISCUSSION ITEM
19095
Commissioners
and Mayor
A DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING THE DOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (DDA).
FRESULT: DISCUSSED
Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item DL4, please see
"Public Comments for All Item(s)."
Chair King: Our next discussion item is Downtown Development Authority.
Commissioner Escalona.
Commissioner Escalona: Commissioner Rosado you are the chairman of the DDA
(Downtown Development Authority), right?
Commissioner Rosado: Yes.
Commissioner Escalona: Awesome. I won my election in December, and I think it
was last month that I requested a meeting with the executive director of the DDA.
The day before the meeting I look at the calendar and I see that the District 4 team is
added to the meeting. That meeting didn't occur. Then we had a Sunshine meeting
because I have questions that I just wanted to have the proper information because
DDA overlaps over my district. But, that meeting, you were -- I know you had a
compromise, you couldn't come. I was informed by the Clerk. The executive director
didn't come either. My only question is who is going to answer the questions that I
have about the DDA?
Christina Crespi: Hello, Commissioners. Christina Crespi, executive director of the
Miami DDA. I'm joining on Zoom. Thank you for allowing me to do that. I believe
Chris Molina --
Commissioner Pardo: Can't hear.
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Ms. Crespi: -- is passing out the responses to Commissioner Escalona's questions.
Commissioner Escalona: Awesome.
(COMMENTS MADE OFF THE RECORD)
Chair King: Right, I got that.
Commissioner Escalona: You got what?
Chair King: Chris, while you were getting these papers, the executive director of the
DDA is on Zoom.
Commissioner Escalona: Okay.
Chair King: But I don't know what the questions were that -- I didn't get the
questions that you were asking.
Commissioner Pardo: I didn't either.
Chair King: So, I'm not sure -- Commissioner Escalona, I don't know the questions.
Commissioner Escalona: Yeah, no, no, no. Well, now that I have -- this today was
about exactly this. So, now I need time to go over all of these. And I would like to
have a meeting with somebody from the DDA. Do we have to do this again for me to
have a meeting either with you or with the DDA Executive Director?
Commissioner Rosado: No. So, Commissioner Escalona, I think this is one of those
situations where, like, two wrongs don't make a right. The -- you had a request to
meet with the executive director, made me a little bit uncomfortable to not have
somebody present, it wasn't noticed, so my staff was going to participate. 1 should
not have had that canceled on you. That being said, then a Sunshine meeting was set
up, and I had said we should have a Sunshine meeting because there is overlap
between the DDA and our individual district responsibilities and independent public
work responsibilities, right? We all have people running around doing different
things. There's essentially three sets of bodies doing stuff that overlaps, and we
should be more efficient. Unfortunately, the meeting was set up even though I had
said 1 wasn't available approximately two weeks in advance. So, 1 was actually very
clear about that.
Commissioner Escalona: I was not aware of that.
Commissioner Rosado: The meeting took -- I understand, but the folks setting up the
meeting reached out. I wasn't available. Somehow it went forward. I tried to contact
you the day before and say, hey, as a reminder, I'm still not available, but it's not
been rescheduled. I didn't -- I didn't hear back. That being said, let's move on.
Happy to work with you. I know you care a lot about your district. I certainly care
about downtown as well. We all care about the city. I'm sure we can work together.
Commissioner Escalona: Awesome.
Commissioner Rosado: You have my commitment.
Commissioner Escalona: Thank you. So, I'm going to go over these and then I'm
going to send an email requesting a meeting with the DDA.
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Commissioner Rosado: Yes.
Commissioner Escalona: Either it could be you, it could be Christina. 1t doesn't
matter to me who the person is, but it has to be one of you that can -- we can go over
some of the things.
Commissioner Rosado: Absolutely.
Commissioner Escalona: Okay, perfect.
Ms. Crespi: I'm happy to meet whenever available.
Chair King: Okay. Thank you.
Commissioner Rosado: And --
Chair King: DI.5? Oh, I'm sorry.
Commissioner Rosado: Oh, I was just -- no, no, it's okay. I was also going to say
we're extending an invitation to each of you to the next board meeting because three
commission seats overlap with it as well. We're also doing, which we've been
announcing more via social media, every other week we're walking a different
neighborhood in the DDA, sort of an alternating basis. We're noting things that need
to be fixed. We're discussing policy changes. We'd love everybody to have the same
vision ultimately.
Chair King: Okay.
DI.5 DISCUSSION ITEM
19107 A DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING PERMITTING.
Commissioners
and Mayor
RESULT: DISCUSSED
Chair King: The next discussion item is DI5, permitting.
Commissioner Rosado: Yeah, actually, that's mine as well. And I had a brief
conversation with the Manager about this. This is a result -- I know a number of us
have been working on permitting issues, including the Mayor and Commissioner
Escalona and myself and each of you, really. You care about this issue tremendously
because it's something that we all get complaints about. So, I'd like to formally make
a couple of requests. One is something that I know -- or two things, actually, that
I've heard the Miami -Dade County does very well. And it irks me to hear that the
County is ever better than us at anything because we're smaller and we should be
more efficient, more nimble, et cetera. They have these periodic Teams meetings
where Jimmy Morales and a series of department heads are on there, and they have
the meetings for approximately two hours, and the format is typically the same each
time. The first half hour is here's what's going on new in county permitting, here's
how to pull this particular type of permit, et cetera, and then they open it up for Q &
A in general. And so, I'd like to see us do that, but with a few conditions. Number
one, that at least for the foreseeable future, it be done on a monthly basis. I don't
think we're at the point where people feel comfortable and are okay with it being
quarterly. So, I'd like it to be monthly. I'd like the Manager to be on there and for
him to decide who else to include. Obviously, the appropriate department heads
make a lot of sense, but I think the Manager should be there to hear the kinds of
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things that we hear on a pretty continuous basis. So, there's been a number of
improvements, again, thanks to the Mayor, Commissioner Escalona, and others
where a number of improvements have been made in the recent past, in the last few
months. I don't think the general public, I don't think the development community, I
don't think the everyday citizen is necessarily aware of some of these things, so
that'll provide a 30-minute, you know, format approximately at the beginning to say
here are recent improvements and how they benefit the public, and then, again, open
it up to Q & A, and I think you'll get a sense of what are the complaints that folks
have that maybe should be prioritized. The second thing is, creation or assignation,
and I've heard internally that there's already somebody that could take on this role,
of a sort of ombudsman, which I know is not a word that folks will recognize, but it's
basically an advocate for the public. So, having somebody with a phone number
who's well publicized and an email address along the lines of you know,
permithelp@miami.gov, I think will go far. So, if somebody feels like, oh, I'm being
mistreated, maybe they are, maybe they're not. But if they have, like, a clear point
person, I think that's helpful. Right now, and I can't speak for my colleagues, but I
suspect it's the same thing, if somebody contacts us with a permit issue, we go
directly to the assistant city manager. That is not an optimal use of his time. He has
many responsibilities. So, if we have like one clear point of contact, or if somebody
feels like this is taking too long, or I'm not being treated well, et cetera, we have a
person that can help them go through the -- break through the gridlock. And then
finally, having a dedicated person for affordable housing projects. I've been -- I
think sometimes that may have been done, but I've heard it enough from the
affordable housing community that they would like one person that helps them with
their permits. I've heard it enough to know that it's either not publicized well or it's
not being implemented that fully. I think these are three things that will get at some
of the pain points that we have. But I want to make sure that you all know I really
appreciate Assistant Manager Marrero and the fact that he has always been willing
to listen to our complaints, certainly my complaints, and assist with anything that we
have thrown his way. So, thank you all for the efforts you've done. I think -- I think
there's certainly a willingness. These are some things that I've heard work well in
other places that could help us as well.
Chair King: Madam Mayor.
Mayor Higgins: Yeah, if I may comment. Thank you, Commissioner Rosado. I, like
all of us, have been very concerned about permitting. But I want to make sure we're
giving the Administration the time to implement the changes, many of which have
already been implemented, and others that they are literally working night and day
all week long to implement, including acceleration of affordable housing permitting.
And I can tell you the way I did it at the County was not by having one person in
charge of it, it was by ,fixing the entire system. So, 1 think you'll be very pleased to
know that the team is already working almost on a daily basis on the new Oracle
system. Right now, we have eight points of entry. We're going to have one. Thanks to
the Manager, he aggressively accelerated that contract so that it would be
implemented sooner rather than later. I am extremely nervous about taking our staff
away for monthly meetings because every time they're away for a monthly meeting,
they are not in the office working. And, you know, I know when the Manager and I
got here, even just getting ready for these meetings, we had commissioner briefings
over four days and then commission over five. That meant I had the entire
administration, the managers, the highest -level people sitting here in City Hall, away
from their teams, away from operations, away from the garbage trucks, away from
the police stations, away from the fire stations, away from permitting. And thanks to
your efforts, we've consolidated the commissioner briefings to two days and then
commission to one, which has freed up four days a month for actual work. So, when
our residents say it's hard to get things done at the City, in part it is because we, the
elected officials, have asked too many times for senior level people to be interrupted
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for a meeting this month, that month, and so I'm very, very nervous about that. 1
have no issues, and obviously, the Manager will make the decision, and with your
input, 1 have no issues if we want to have some kind of permitting input. I think it's
much better to do that in a focus -- in a formal focus group setting, which I have
done. Matter of fact, we have a task force -- thank you, Ace -- on working on the
affordable housing covenants. The permits are not the hardest part to get, but once
you've got your permits, it can take up to 18 months to get an affordable housing
covenant out of us here. By the way, that's just typing, people. There's nothing hard
about typing. In the County, that process takes two weeks. And here, it can take six
months at a minimum, 18 months. You can't break ground because you can't go to
financial close. But what I can tell you is every day we have teams of people working
on this. Let them work on it. And six months from now, let's then see how the people
feel about doing this. But don't take people away from the work. Let them work and
help you. Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Okay, I think that concludes our discussion items.
END OF DISCUSSION ITEMS
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FL - FUTURE LEGISLATION
FL.1 ORDINANCE
19047
Department of
Human Services
FL.2
19016
Department of
Planning
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE IV OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED
"ADMINISTRATION/DEPARTMENTS," TO BE CONSISTENT WITH
CURRENT PRACTICES AND DEPARTMENTAL UPDATES;
AMENDING DIVISION 13, TITLED "RESERVED," TO ADD
SECTIONS 2-526 THROUGH 2-528, THEREBY FORMALLY
ESTABLISHING AND CODIFYING THE "DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES"; PROVIDING FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S
PURPOSE, POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES;
RELOCATING AND TRANSFERRING CHAPTER 38, ARTICLE IV,
SECTIONS 38-146 ("DEFINITIONS"), 38-147 ("DAY CARE FEE
SCHEDULE"), AND 38-148 ("PRESCHOOL FEE SCHEDULE") TO
CHAPTER 2 UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES;
CONFORMING REFERENCES THROUGHOUT THE CITY CODE;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item FL.1, please see "Order of the
Day."
ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
CHAPTER 62/ARTICLE VII OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED
"PLANNING AND ZONING/HISTORIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL
PRESERVATION BOARD," AND CHAPTER 62/ARTICLE XVI,
TITLED "PLANNING AND ZONING/ART IN PUBLIC PLACES," TO
MODIFY BOARD APPOINTMENTS; MAKING FINDINGS;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item FL.2, please see "Order of the
Day."
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FL.3 ORDINANCE
19130
Department of
Resilience and
Public Works
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
CHAPTER 54/ ARTICLE II/SECTION 54-56 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED
"STREETS AND SIDEWALKS/ CONSTRUCTION, EXCAVATION,
AND REPAIR/ CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR
OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED WHEN ADJACENT
PROPERTY IS IMPROVED BY CONSTRUCTION OF $100,000.00
OR MORE IN VALUE OR EXCEEDING 1,000 SQUARE FEET IN
FLOOR AREA; RESTRICTION," TO PROVIDE FOR THE
INCREASE OF THE CONSTRUCTION VALUE THRESHOLD THAT
TRIGGERS REQUIRED STREET IMPROVEMENTS, REDUCING
THE MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE OF REQUIRED RIGHT-OF-WAY
IMPROVEMENT COSTS FOR PROPERTY OWNERS, AND
REQUIRING COMPLIANCE WITH AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) AND LIFE -SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item FL.3, please see "Order of the
Day."
END OF FUTURE LEGISLATION
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RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A CERTAIN
INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD FOR A
TERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEE:
Moshe Malka
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0178
NOMINATED BY:
Commissioner Rolando Escalona
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner
SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item NA.1, please see
"Order of the Day."
Chair King: And we have a pocket item.
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Yes, P11, and that's just the Code Enforcement Board
appointment.
Chair King: May 1 have a motion?
Commissioner Rosado: So moved.
Chair King: Second?
Commissioner Escalona: Second.
Chair King: All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
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UNDER THE PARAMETERS OF SECTION 286.011(8), FLORIDA
STATUTES, A PRIVATE ATTORNEY -CLIENT SESSION WILL BE
CONDUCTED AT THE APRIL 23, 2026, MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
MEETING. THE PERSON CHAIRING THE CITY COMMISSION
MEETING WILL ANNOUNCE THE COMMENCEMENT OF AN
ATTORNEY -CLIENT SESSION, CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC, FOR
PURPOSES OF DISCUSSING THE PENDING LITIGATION IN THE
MATTER OF JOE CAROLLO V. CITY OF MIAMI, ET AL., CASE NO.
2006-014464-CA-01, PENDING IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY FLORIDA, TO WHICH THE CITY IS PRESENTLY A
PARTY. THE SUBJECT OF THE MEETING WILL BE CONFINED
TO SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS OR STRATEGY SESSIONS
RELATED TO LITIGATION EXPENDITURES. THIS PRIVATE
MEETING WILL BEGIN AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 A.M. (OR AS
SOON THEREAFTER AS THE COMMISSIONERS' SCHEDULES
PERMIT) AND CONCLUDE APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR LATER.
THE SESSION WILL BE ATTENDED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE
CITY COMMISSION, WHICH INCLUDE CHAIRWOMAN
CHRISTINE KING, COMMISSIONERS MIGUEL ANGEL GABELA,
DAMIAN PARDO, ROLANDO ESCALONA, AND RALPH "RAFAEL"
ROSADO; CITY MANAGER JAMES REYES; AND OUTSIDE
COUNSEL FABIAN A. RUIZ. A CERTIFIED COURT REPORTER
WILL BE PRESENT TO ENSURE THAT THE SESSION IS FULLY
TRANSCRIBED AND THE TRANSCRIPT WILL BE MADE PUBLIC
UPON THE CONCLUSION OF THE ABOVE -CITED, ONGOING
LITIGATION. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE ATTORNEY -CLIENT
SESSION, THE REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING WILL BE
REOPENED AND THE PERSON PRESIDING OVER THE CITY
COMMISSION MEETING WILL ANNOUNCE THE TERMINATION
OF THE ATTORNEY -CLIENT SESSION.
RESULT: DISCUSSED
Chair King: Welcome to the City of Miami Commission meeting for April 9th, 2026.
I am joined by my colleagues, Commissioner Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
Damian Pardo, and myself. The City Attorney needs to read a notice for the record.
Mr. City Attorney.
George Wysong (City Attorney): Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you, Madam
Chair. Madam Chairwoman and members of the Commission.
The Attorney -Client Session was read by title into the public record by the City
Attorney.
Mr. Wysong: Thank you, Madam Chair.
Chair King: Thank you, Mr. City Attorney.
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RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ISSUING A
FIREWORKS DISPLAY WAIVER PURSUANT TO CHAPTER
19/SECTION 7 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA,
AS AMENDED, TITLED "FIRE PROTECTION/MANUFACTURE,
SALE, TIME OF DISPLAY AND DISCHARGE OF FIREWORKS," TO
ALLOW FOR A FIREWORKS DISPLAY IN CONNECTION WITH
THE IMPLOSION/DEMOLITION OF THE MANDARIN HOTEL TO
BE HELD ON APRIL 12, 2026, ON BRICKELL KEY, MIAMI,
FLORI DA.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0175
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner
SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Chair King: We have a pocket item, Pocket Item 2. Mr. City Clerk, would you please
read the title for the record?
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Yes, ma'am.
The Resolution was read by title into the public record by the City Clerk.
Mr. Hannon: I hope I didn't let you down, Mr. City Attorney.
Chair King: At this time, I would like to open the floor for public comments for
anyone that would like to speak on behalf of this pocket item. Seeing none, public
comment period is closed. May I have a motion?
Commissioner Rosado: So moved.
Commissioner Escalona: Second.
Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Motion carries unanimously. And this shall conclude the City of Miami
Commission meeting for April 9th, 2026. Thank you all for your advocacy. See you
in a couple of weeks.
The meeting adjourned at 3: 06 p.m.
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